Indianapolis Archbishop Grants Mass Dispensation Amid ICE Detention Fears

Indianapolis archbishop grants Mass dispensation amid ICE detention fears

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson of Indianapolis has granted a temporary dispensation from Sunday Mass and holy days of obligation for those fearing immigration detention.

Indianapolis becomes seventh U.S. diocese to grant Mass dispensation to migrants fearing deportation

Dioceses issuing dispensation decrees cover a combined Catholic population of about 3.5 million people. [...]

Indianapolis becomes 7th diocese to grant dispensation to migrants - Deacon Greg Kandra

From EWTN:  The archbishop of Indianapolis has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation, making Indianapolis the seventh U.S. diocese to issue such a decree amid rising federal immigration-enforcement activity nationwide. Catholic parishioners, regardless of documentation, are permitted to miss Sunday Mass if they “reasonably fear being detained, separated from their families,

Indianapolis becomes seventh diocese to grant Mass dispensation to migrants

The archbishop of Indianapolis, Charles Thompson, has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation, making Indianapolis the seventh U.S. diocese to issue such a decree amid rising federal immigration‑enforcement activity nationwide.