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US Catholic bishop head: Deportations instilling ‘fear in a rather widespread manner’
U.S. bishops highlight widespread fear among immigrant communities due to recent deportations and condemn mass raids, urging respect for human dignity in immigration policies.
- On Sunday, Archbishop Paul Coakley warned deportations and anti-immigrant rhetoric are causing significant fear in migrant communities and defended the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' message opposing mass deportations.
- The Trump administration's raids last month prompted bishops to condemn enforcement actions and issue a message amid rising fear in immigrant communities.
- In communities with dense migrant populations, bishops in Charlotte and parts of California have allowed skipping Sunday mass if fearing ICE, while Coakley said Oklahoma parishes report stable attendance.
- Coakley said he has not met with President Donald Trump or Senator JD Vance but intends to engage with them, framing the outreach as pastoral.
- Leadership shifts in New York and at the conference framed the timing, as Coakley, elected last month to a three-year term, defended bishops' stance amid Bishop Ronald Hicks' appointment, succeeding Cardinal Timothy Dolan who will resign at 75.
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“People have the right to live safely and without fear of random deportations,” Coakley said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” program.
Archbishop of Oklahoma City on immigration and policies
(CBS, KYMA) - Paul Coakley, Archbishop of Oklahoma City and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about immigration and policies. According to Brennan, there was an urgent message from the bishops across the country where they addressed concern for the situation impacting migrants, while adding: "We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people. We pray for an end to de…
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