Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 22, 2025 / 13:14 pm
In a new video, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has once again pledged his support for undocumented migrants.
“Let me be clear: The Church stands with migrants,” Cupich said in a video message on Oct. 21. Citing family separation and “communities shaken by immigration raids and detentions,” he said ongoing deportation efforts in Chicago “wound the soul of our city.”
Cupich emphasized that “in the enforcement of the law, it is essential that we respect the dignity of every human being,” and noted parishes and schools in the archdiocese will neither turn away migrants seeking aid nor “be silent when dignity is denied.”
He continued: “I want to say something directly to those immigrants without documents: Most of you have been here for y