Sister Munoz said she does her best to inform migrants of the risks and realities on the road. She also tries to disabuse shelter dwellers of any erroneous ideas—such as the existence of immigration documents for them—and does not sugarcoat her answers.

Incensed by the recent deaths of a Salvadoran father and daughter, the U.S.C.C.B. is pushing for greater compassion for asylum seekers and migrants from policymakers in the United States.

The Catholic Church is currently campaigning against California’s proposed changes to its mandatory child abuse reporting law.

As researchers report a nationwide surge in hate crimes, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is giving law enforcement funding to adopt both stronger hate crime policies and more accurate data collection.

During the debates, there was not much overt outreach to people of faith, with one exception: Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind.

“That’s what I want, a pleasure trip to Ireland,” said the president. It proved to be the stop Kennedy needed after tense, Cold War–era conferences in other European capitals.