Bishop Vásquez points out that there are more than 740,000 young people who have received and benefitted from DACA.

"The week serves as both a time for prayer and action to highlight the contributions of immigrants and vulnerable populations coming to the United States."

Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati

“For Mexicans, [a Trump administration] will mean a constant fear of worsening economic and political conditions.”

The nativity seen should remind us of the marginalized, the pope said.

Presidents of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities pledged themselves to “protect to the fullest extent of the law undocumented students on our campuses” and to “promote retention of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program” in a statement released on Nov. 30. The pr