"Catholic teaching exhorts nations to recognize the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants. We bishops advocate for a meaningful reform of our nation’s immigration laws and procedures. Human dignity and national security are not in conflict. Both are possible if people of good will work together. We recognize that nations have a responsibility to regulate their borders and establish a just and orderly immigration system for the sake of the common good. Without such processes, i

A call from a Washington, D.C., number can be easy to ignore. For these bishops, it was the Apostolic Nuncio calling on behalf of the Holy Father. In this episode of 5 Minutes With a Bishop, bishops share their memories of receiving the call from His Eminence Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, informing them that the Holy Father had named them to the episcopacy, and how they received that request in prayer and obedience. We are grateful for their "yes" to the will