Special pastoral message on immigration

By: Diocese of Oakland

On Nov. 20, 2025, Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, led a prayer service at Divine Mercy Parish. There, he officially promulgated a special pastoral message that he and his brother bishops approved at their General Assembly the week before. The video below can be “auto-translated” using YouTube.

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