Between 1892 and 1924, more than 12 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) bid farewell to their hometowns in search of ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or how ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, is walking 800 miles from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, to Ellis Island to advocate ...

Although immigrants today are more assimilated into American culture than previous generations, they could still be more integrated. And contrary to what many on the Left argue, assimilation benefits ...

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The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, said he's on a walk to mobilize Americans toward compassion.

A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in ...