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Christopher Wales – Vatican News

In “Declaration without Heart”, it was announced on Monday, April 7, 2025, the bishops of the United States They published the audience His decision not to renew the “current cooperation agreements with the federal government related to childhood services and refugee support.”

This procedure is produced in response to the government’s decision to suspend refugee resettlement programs, “forcing” the bishops to “reconsider the best way to serve our brothers and sisters who are looking for a safe shelter for violence and persecution.”

In a statement in which he announced the decision, the president of the US Episcopal Conference, Archbishop Timothy Borujelio, said that, since his first embodiment as a national war council, USA, helped to reshape families to resettle them in the United States.

“Over the years, cooperation with the federal government has contributed to the expansion of rescue programs, which our brothers and sisters have benefited from many parts of the world,” said Bishop Brigalo -Roglio.

He pointed out that all the participants in the program were examined by the US government before its arrival in the United States.

Generous support for the people of God

“Our efforts were pastoral care and charity.

However, he continued, “As a national effort, we cannot simply maintain work alone at the current levels or in the current form.” With the end of the current agreements with the federal government, bishops, Brujelio, said that USCB would seek a “alternative to support” for those who have already been accepted by the government in resettlement programs, and requested sentences by all those affected by changes.

An opportunity to search our hearts

“While this represents a painful end to an association with our life -supporting government … to all Catholics provides the opportunity to search for new ways to help our hearts,” said bishops’ head. He promised that the bishops will continue to defend the reform of the immigration policy, and stressed their commitment to defending the victims of the “scourge of human movement”.

After remembering again half a century of cooperation with the government in resettlement of refugees, Monsignor Broglio stressed that “the Bible’s call to do what we can for young people remain our evidence.” He called on the believers to join the bishops “in prayer by the grace of God to find new ways to bring hope where it is needed.”