U.S. Bishops Issue a Special Message on Immigration (November 12, 2025)

As the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for their Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, the bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Read the message in English and Spanish.

Letters, Statements and Resources from Catholic Church Leadership

From the Vatican

Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States of America (February 10, 2025):

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/letters/2025/documents/20250210-lettera-vescovi-usa.html

From the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Helpful page links to help and resources:

https://www.archspm.org/ministerio-latino/inmigracion/

https://www.usccb.org/committees/migration/immigration

From the Minnesota Bishops

Minnesota Bishops Statement on Immigration Law and the Common Good of the Nation (February 7, 2025):

https://www.archspm.org/minnesota-bishops-statement-on-immigration-law-and-the-common-good-of-the-nation/