Earlier version, Friday 18 September
Bishop Cahill urges policy upholding migrants' dignity
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Bishop Brendan J. Cahill urges policy upholding migrants' dignity
First source report
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill is calling on U.S. officials and lawmakers to create policies that protect the human dignity of migrants and prevent families from being separated.
As chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, Cahill issued the statement on September 16 to mark National Migration Week, which runs from September 21 to 27, 2026. He specifically noted the need to protect migrant children and highlighted the Church's history of supporting refugee children through diocesan charities and the legacy of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.
Cahill currently leads the Diocese of Victoria, Texas, but Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced on September 17 that Pope Leo XIV named him the new bishop of Joliet, Illinois.
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- Official source@VaticanNewsCác Giám mục Hoa Kỳ kêu gọi chính sách bảo vệ phẩm giá của người di dân
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- ReportingFor National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’
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How the coverage unfolded
- Sep 18, 3:00 AM Vatican News Tiếng Việt Các Giám mục Hoa Kỳ kêu gọi chính sách bảo vệ phẩm giá của người di dân
- Sep 18, 9:30 AM The Monitor For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’
- Sep 18, 10:00 AM Diocese of Grand Rapids National Migration Week is Sept. 21-27
More on Brendan J. Cahill
- Oct 16, 9:35 AM PT · 23 sources Bishop Brendan J. Cahill and Rev. Walter Kim issue joint call for immigration reform
- Sep 18, 10:47 AM PT · 9 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Brendan Cahill as Bishop of Joliet
- Sep 17, 4:06 PM PT Enjoy this welcome Message from the Most Reverend Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, Bishop-designate of the Diocese of Joliet!
- Sep 17, 2:47 PM PT Bishop Cahill urges policy protecting migrant dignity, families
- Sep 17, 2:47 PM PT · 3 sources Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Brendan J. Cahill as new bishop of Joliet, Illinois
- Sep 17, 4:30 AM PT On September 17, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill as the seventh Bishop in the Diocese of Joliet. A press conference will be held at the Cathedral of St.…
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