por mediarelations | Feb 16, 2019 | Alerts
February 15, 2019 WASHINGTON—Today President Trump announced that he will issue an order stating his intention to make use of funds previously appropriated for other purposes to fund the construction of a border wall at the U.S./Mexico border that Congress has refused...
por mediarelations | Jan 26, 2019 | Alerts
January 10, 2019 WASHINGTON—Bishop Joseph Vásquez, of Austin, Texas, Chairman of the Committee on Migration issued the following statement calling for the President and Congressional leaders to create a border solution and end the government shut-down. Bishop...
por mediarelations | Oct 20, 2018 | Alerts
October 17, 2018 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), released its report today, entitled Serving Separated and Reunited Families: Lessons...
por mediarelations | Jul 25, 2018 | Alerts
Al presidir la Misa en la Basílica de Guadalupe en Ciudad de México este 7 de julio, el Arzobispo de Los Ángeles, Mons. José Gomez, aseguró que “estamos aquí para reafirmar nuestra fe” y destacó que “este es el corazón del continente americano”. Mons. Gomez presidió...
por mediarelations | Jul 6, 2018 | Alerts
No doubt you have heard about family separation, the zero-tolerance policy, and attempts to severely constrain asylum law. Archbishop Gomez and several of his fellow bishops were able to visit Catholic Charities’ Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, and met...