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Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg, who is the special representative for refugee issues for the German Bishops' Conference, looks through the U.S.-Mexico border fence Aug. 25, 2026, after returning from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to El Paso, Texas. (OSV News photo/Daniela Elpers, courtesy German Bishops Conference)

German archbishop: US-Mexico border wall 'reminds me of the Berlin Wall'

Junno Arocho Esteves|Sep 8, 2026|6 Min Read

A man prays with a child in front of an image of Our Lady at Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, N.M., during a pilgrimage Nov. 23, 2024, for the feast of Christ the King. (OSV News photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Bishops back bill to stop government land grab at Mount Cristo Rey

Tessa Gervasini|Jul 21, 2026|3 Min Read

Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., Phoenix Bishop John P. Dolan, and Bishop James A. Misko of Tucson, Ariz.., lead a procession following Border Mass 250, a binational gathering of faith, solidarity and recognition of the contributions of immigrants, at Sacred Heart Church in Nogales, Ariz., June 26, 2026. The prelates traveled through the port of entry to attend a rosary prayer and prayer service at the historic Purísima Concepción, or Church of the Immaculate Conception,in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

At US-Mexico border, bishops pray for migrants and leaders ahead of America's 250th

Jeff Grant|Jun 29, 2026|7 Min Read

Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, N.M., right, takes part in a demonstration in El Paso, Texas, March 24, 2025, against mass deportation alongside Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, N.M.; Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio and Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso. On June 23, 2026, Bishop Baldacchino announced that he and Bishop Seitz invited "all the priests and faithful" of their two dioceses and the region "to join in prayer and pilgrimage" June 28 at Mount Cristo Rey, located in Sunland Park, N.M. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Bishops call faithful to Mass at Mount Cristo Rey amid border wall land seizure fight

Gina Christian|Jun 25, 2026|5 Min Read

An aerial view shows a cross atop Mount Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M., Aug. 8, 2025. The Diocese of Las Cruces has filed suit against the Trump administration, which is seeking to seize the site for portions of its border wall. (OSV News photo/Paul Ratje, Reuters)

Federal judge allows $183K deposit as government moves to seize NM diocese land for border wall

Daniel Payne|Jun 18, 2026|2 Min Read

An aerial view shows a cross atop Mount Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M., Aug. 8, 2025. The Diocese of Las Cruces has filed suit against the Trump administration, which is seeking to seize the site for portions of its border wall. (OSV News photo/Paul Ratje, Reuters)

New Mexico diocese fights government push to seize pilgrimage site for border wall

Gina Christian|May 13, 2026|6 Min Read

Sister María Magdalena Silva Rentería listens to a man looking for work April 1, 2025, at the CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City. The shelter, run by the Josephine sisters, is among those scrambling to help migrants who abandoned their journey north to the U.S.-Mexico border and are trying to travel south, back to their country of origin, amid Mexico's restrictions on migrants' movements. (OSV News photo/Rhina Guidos, Global Sisters Report)

World

Amid 'reverse migration,' sisters in Mexico accompany trapped migrants

OSV News|Aug 7, 2025|6 Min Read

Douglas and David assist Leon, a migrant from Venezuela, as he carries his handicapped cousin Luis Sept. 15, 2023, after they waded across the Rio Grande from Mexico to the United States. The migrants were searching for an entry point past razor wire in Eagle Pass, Texas. (OSV News/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

Migrants stream toward U.S. border in record numbers, reports say

David Agren|Sep 20, 2023|5 Min Read

Asylum

Appeals court temporarily leaves Biden asylum policy in place

Kate Scanlon|Aug 4, 2023|2 Min Read

Asylum

Federal judge blocks Biden asylum ban criticized by US bishops, migrant advocates

Kate Scanlon|Jul 26, 2023|2 Min Read

Mexico

World

A month after U.S. lifts Title 42, church-run shelters in Mexico are pushed to the limit

Manuel Rueda|Jun 15, 2023|4 Min Read

Pope Francis

Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is 'serious problem'

Justin McLellan|May 26, 2023|3 Min Read

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