Bishops rebuke detainee sacrament denials amid lawsuit | JQJO

Two Catholic bishops with ties to President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission publicly criticized the administration after immigrant detainees were denied access to sacraments central to their faith. Citing a Broadview, Illinois facility and a class-action lawsuit alleging mass constitutional violations, Bishops Kevin C. Rhoades and Robert Barron noted clergy were refused entry, including on All Saints’ Day. Barron said State and Homeland Security officials told him the matter is under review. Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. authorities to allow pastoral care. U.S. bishops will take up the issue next week.