Oscar Cantú

Bishop Oscar Cantú has served as the bishop of San Jose, California, since 2019. He is the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs, and previously served as the bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, from 2013-18.

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Protesters gather at a pro-immigrant rally on the campus of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Holtsville, New York, April 12, 2026. Demonstrators were protesting a proposed detention facility inside the field office that would be used to hold immigrants taken into custody by ICE officers. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz)

On immigration, Americans must examine their conscience: Catholic tradition can help

Bishop Oscar Cantú and two ethicists write: "It is time for the consciences of Catholics and all citizens to examine policies of detention and deportation in light of the demands of love, truth, dignity and justice — and to act."

A clergyman touches an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on his vestments during Mass Nov. 21, 2021, at the opening of the Nov. 21-28 Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, in Mexico City. (CNS/Emilio Espejel)

As a bishop, I was skeptical about synodality. The Latin American church changed that.

Commentary: I must confess that I had concerns about Pope Francis' expressed desire that synodality be implemented at every level of the church's life. In Cuautitlán, my misgivings about synodality were dispelled.

The Paris Agreement and global solidarity

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