Tag: immigrants
Turn to beatitudes for plight of neglected immigrant families during coronavirus:...
By Edith Avila Olea
What prayer has been getting you through the pandemic? For me, it’s been staying close to the beatitudes:
"Blessed are the poor...
Pope Francis meets new arrivals in Rome, says helping migrants is...
VATICAN CITY — Before blessing a large resin cross constructed around a used orange life vest, Pope Francis insisted human beings have a “binding”...
Pope Francis tells Jesuits in Thailand he is ‘scandalized’ by anti-migrant...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was "scandalized" by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he...
Georgetown University panel: Let Gospel, not a political party, guide your...
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of what promises to be one of the most contentious election seasons in modern U.S. history, a panel of religious leaders...
Sister Norma Pimentel recognized by CCHD for work with immigrants
WASHINGTON — Although her work along the Texas-Mexico border has brought her fame and celebrity, Sister Norma Pimentel, a member of the Missionaries of...
Church officials criticize Brazil’s withdrawal from the migration pact
SAO PAULO — Church representatives working with immigrants and refugees criticized Brazil’s planned withdrawal from a global agreement to safeguard migrant people.
The Brazilian bishops’...
Best practices in Hispanic ministry
With countless parishes in the United States seeing a growing number of immigrants, many ministers are unsure of what the best ways to integrate...
Parish ministry in a multicultural church: Where are we?
In Dallas, a speaker at a Catholic ministry conference asks the assembled crowd how many people attend parishes with Mass in more than one...
‘Dreamers’ speaking up about their needs, concerns during encuentro
WASHINGTON -- Daniela, 25, is a talented Mexican immigrant who attends a private university on a full scholarship.
She is one of the many "Dreamers,"...
Catholic groups highlight plight of immigrant mothers on Mother’s Day
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Days before the U.S. celebrated Mother's Day May 13, the national group Faith in Action urged others to think about immigrant...