Catholic sisters from different congregations — along with lay people, interreligious and community leaders, priests and bishops — participated in a march in El Paso, Texas, supporting the dignity of immigrants.
Sr. Maria Luisa Silverio Cruz has been the coordinator of la Casa del Migrante El Samaritano for the past 5 years. She remains committed, at 51 years of age, to her struggle to support migrants.
Following record-breaking crossings of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, sisters and church leaders call for Christian empathy for those fleeing their homes all over the world.
Along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, humanitarian groups have been giving food, water, blankets, and warm clothes to asylum-seekers. I accompanied Sr. Judy Bourg and some volunteers on a recent trip in January.
Migrant Ministry provides food, clothing and aid to migrants in Chicago. It also enables the Oak Park community to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and care for one another. This is what justice calls us to do.
