The Catholic Church and Immigration

“Here in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, we have a long held tradition of welcoming refugees and immigrants. Mindful of our Catholic teaching on the dignity of every human person, we can look back with gratitude on the many ways our parishes have welcomed-the-stranger-as-Christ-himself over the decades. We are taking to heart the words of Sacred Scripture, ‘Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels’ (Heb. 13:2)."