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Fresno bishop's pastoral letter argues against 'indiscriminate' ICE raids

Tyler Arnold|Oct 19, 2026|4 Min Read

The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center also serves as an ICE detention center. The Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a federal lawsuit Oct. 5, 2026, over a no-contact policy that prohibits priests from distributing holy Communion and hearing confessions in the detention center. (OSV News/Jacob Wiegand, St. Louis Review)

St. Louis archdiocese sues ICE over Communion, confessions for detainees

Kate Scanlon|Oct 7, 2026|4 Min Read

San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas was the main celebrant, along with six other bishops, during a Mass at the ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on Dec. 10. (California Catholic Conference)

CA bishops celebrate Mass for detainees at ICE facility in Adelanto

Natalie Romano|Dec 15, 2025|5 Min Read

Religious leaders place marigold flowers used on the altar during the service into the fence surrounding the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago on the day an outdoor Mass observed by interfaith leaders, community members, and volunteers, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention. The Mass was led by Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado. (OSV News photo/Leah Millis, Reuters)

Catholic faith leaders sue DHS for access to Illinois ICE facility

Catholic News Agency|Nov 20, 2025|4 Min Read

Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino, concelebrates Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17, 2025. (CNS/Pablo Esparza)

San Bernardino bishop says people can skip Sunday Mass due to ICE raid fears

Kate Scanlon|Jul 9, 2025|2 Min Read

Immigrant workers harvest crops on a farm in Oxnard, Calif., June 22, 2025. Senate Republicans on July 1 passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which would enact key provisions of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on taxes and immigration. (OSV News photo/Pilar Olivares, Reuters)

'Big Beautiful Bill' portends 'unprecedented' impact on immigrant families, workers

Kimberley Heatherington|Jul 1, 2025|8 Min Read

Father Gary Mueller, CM, pastor at St. Vincent DePaul Church in Los Angeles, with Auxiliary Bishop Matthew Elshoff close behind, carries the monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament during Day 2 of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s appearance in LA on June 21. (Katie Trejo)

Immigration, ICE shadow Eucharistic pilgrimage near downtown LA

Kimmy Chacón|Jun 24, 2025|5 Min Read

San Diego Bishop Michael M. Pham talks to reporters about his federal court visit to support immigrants at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2025, in San Diego. (OSV News photo/Chris Stone, NCR)

How San Diego bishops and clergy showed up in immigration court -- and made an impact

Gina Christian|Jun 23, 2025|4 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez processes through downtown LA with the Blessed Sacrament on the Feast of Corpus Christi, June 19, 2022, to kick off the National Eucharistic Revival in Los Angeles. (Victor Alemán)

Pilgrimage’s LA Cathedral finale scaled back due to recent protests

Pablo Kay|Jun 18, 2025|3 Min Read

Catholics attend Mass in Spanish at a Los Angeles-area parish in May 2025. (Angelus News)

LA immigration raids rattle Catholic parishes: ‘People are hiding’

Pablo Kay|Jun 17, 2025|6 Min Read

A member of the clergy holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe attends a vigil in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue. (OSV News photo/David Swanson, Reuters)

USCCB president: Bishops stand with immigrants 'in this challenging hour'

Gina Christian|Jun 16, 2025|4 Min Read

Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, right, and Father Peter Saucedo give roses to mothers during a Mother’s Day Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels May 11. Cacciapuoti is the cathedral’s pastor, while Saucedo is in residence there. (Victor Alemán)

Cathedral priests describe living in the eye of LA's immigration storm

Ann Rodgers|Jun 13, 2025|5 Min Read

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