In scores of cases reviewed by Documented, federal courts found flawed proceedings, disregarded instructions and other problems in hearings determining whether ICE detainees could go free.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...

This symposium reconsiders 'Time' magazine's landmark cover on the "death of God," sixty years later.

America's nineteenth-century country editors are fun to read about, but they shouldn’t be regarded as a foundation for solving today’s crisis in local news coverage.

Accepting the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal, Pope Leo explored the relationship between political freedom and care for the vulnerable.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding Temporary Protected Status has left New York's Haitian immigrants in limbo. At St. Jerome's parish, pastors are urging faith over fear.

Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco was referred to by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” and a “known Tren de Aragua terrorist.” The agency said he “violently attacked an ICE agent” by slamming her head into the ...

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2-1 ruling concluded that detainees awaiting the outcome of their deportation proceedings must be afforded a bond hearing within 90 days.

Brooklyn Democratic Party powerbroker Frank Seddio finally took the witness stand Tuesday in a sanctions hearing related to his handling of a case involving $2 million in missing escrow money. It did ...

Why did Pope Leo apologize for the Church's role in slavery in an encyclical about artificial intelligence?

A Documented analysis found ICE deported at least 1,670 people to countries that were not their own since Trump took office in 2025. Some are being held long-term while the government searches for cou...

The clashes between Leo and the Trump administration underscore how U.S. Catholics have come to behave as though they are religious authorities unto themselves.

On the dismantling of American humanitarian aid, the consistent ethic of life, and the Catholic conscience that looked away.

“I am writing to you in the midst of the silence of both civil and religious authorities. May you accept these words of mine as the 'voice of one crying out in the desert'” (Jn 1:23).—Italian Archbish...

In 2003, Pope John Paul II sent an envoy to persuade George W. Bush not to invade Iraq. As tensions with Iran continue to mount, it’s a story worth revisiting.

Trump-appointed border czar, Tom Homan, is a life-long Catholic, but does his zero-tolerance immigration policies align with Church teaching?

Trump-appointed border czar, Tom Homan, is a life-long Catholic, but does his zero-tolerance immigration policies align with Church teaching?

March 1, 2026 — Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement, condemns the horrific bombing of Iran by the US and Israel, and we urge our nation’s leaders to stop the violence. As we recall the words from the daily readings of February 28, when the gospel reminds us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48), our hearts break for the loss of life and the extraordinary damage being inflicted not only on the people of Iran but also communities throughout the region who are affected by retaliatory strikes.

When his fantasies unravel, Trump has a habit of abusing power to force his will upon an uncooperative world.

Frédéric Martel, the author of the 2019 international bestseller, “In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy,” told me over the weekend about the time he was invited to lunch by St...

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Government's 15 MOTION to Dismiss; granting Petitioner's 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus; Respondents are directed to release Petitioner immediately from civi...

Poland will launch an investigation into possible links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any impact on Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tues...

RULING AND ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that Petitioners' Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED. Respondents shall release Petitioners from their custody within 3 hours of this order, under t...

A Catholic priest who worked with Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota, said he was known for his “kindness” and “gentleness.”

On Thursday, January 22, President Trump announced the start of the "Board of Peace," which requires a $1 billion membership fee. According to Reuters, "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the board's focus would be on making sure the plan for peace in Gaza was fulfilled but that it could also 'serve as an example of what's possible in other parts of the world.'"

The Trump administration has continued to push mandatory detention despite a court order to stop.

New York governor Kathy Hochul has described herself a “social-justice Catholic.” Social justice demands that she veto the state's bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide.