The US Bishops are disturbed and deeply disappointed by the Trump administration’s decision to only admit up to 45,000 refugees: In September 27, 2017, the Administration, in a consultation with Congress, proposed to only admit up to 45,000 refugees to the United States in fiscal year 2018. This Presidential Determination (PD) for Refugee Admissions is… Read More Trump’s Cut in Refugee Admissions is Disturbing and Deeply Disappointing

On World Refugee Day, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop José Gomez, and CRS leaders reflect on the responsibility to welcome refugees and address the injustices that have forced them to flee:

Fr. Thomas Rosica has a new interview at Salt and Light with Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago. Cardinal Cupich discusses a wide range of topics, including welcoming refugees: “We have to keep burning brightly that lamp that Lady Liberty has in our harbor in New York…it’s part of our heritage, it’s part of our soul.… Read More Cardinal Cupich Discusses Welcoming Refugees and More in New Interview

Millennial writer Elizabeth Bruenig has a new article at America: Since it is God’s will that all human beings should flourish, he directs his people to at least try to make up to refugees what they have lost: love, kinship, a sense of belonging, a place to call home. Aloof tolerance cannot do that. Only… Read More How Should Christians Respond to the Refugee Crisis? With Love