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US Bishops’ New Immigration Chairman Responds to Critiques From Catholics, by Jonathan Lied – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

US Bishops’ New Immigration Chairman Responds to Critiques From Catholics, by Jonathan Lied

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By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register, December 15, 2025

Jonathan Liedl is senior editor for the Register. His background includes state Catholic conference work, three years of seminary formation, and tutoring at a university Christian study center. Liedl holds a B.A. in Political Science and Arabic Studies (Univ. of Notre Dame), an M.A. in Catholic Studies (Univ. of St. Thomas), and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at the Saint Paul Seminary. He lives in South Bend, Indiana. Follow him on Twitter at @JLLiedl.

 

Bishop Brendan Cahill engaged with criticisms and says he hopes Catholics will ‘move beyond talking past one another’ on the contentious issue.

Immigration is a divisive issue, including within the Catholic Church.

Jonathan LiedlDespite the U.S. bishops’ concerted opposition to elements of President Donald Trump’s immigration-enforcement campaign, especially mass deportation, the president’s approach has the support of a majority of American Catholics — including the most sacramentally active.

According to a just-released EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll, 54% of Catholic voters say they support “the detention and deportation of unauthorized immigrants on a broad scale.” The level of support is even higher — 58% — among Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly. …

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