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U.S., Venezuelan bishops: Ending temporary protected status for migrants ‘counterproductive’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Approximately 200 Venezuelan migrants cross the Rio Grande seeking to surrender to the Border Patrol in their pursuit of humanitarian asylum on March 31, 2023. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Caracas, Venezuela, Feb 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishops of the United States and Venezuela are both opposed to the Trump administration’s looming…

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St. Josephine Bakhita’s feast day marks anti-human trafficking campaign launch in Africa — By: Catholic News Agency

A poster announces a campaign organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) to end human trafficking. / Credit: PACTPAN ACI Africa, Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Over 30 African countries have confirmed their participation in a campaign to end human trafficking organized by the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network…

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U.S. bishops conference lays off 50 amid migrant funding 'uncertainty' — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Washington D.C., Feb 7, 2025 / 21:55 pm (CNA). The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference laid off 50 staff members in its migration and refugee services office Friday, citing a delay in reimbursements from the federal government. U.S. Conference…

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