Immigration reform
Ladies of Charity Advocacy in the Northeastern Region: Immigration and the DREAM Act
Social Justice Conversations: Statement on Immigration Reform
by Vincentian Family of North America Social Justice Collaborative | May 16, 2019 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
We support comprehensive immigration reform, forged from core Christian social beliefs that honor the dignity of every human being.
Why We Cannot Wait For Immigration Reform
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Immigration reform: Personal Perspectives Part 2
by Elizabeth Astridge | July 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
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Social Justice Conversations: Statement on Immigration Reform
by Vincentian Family of North America Social Justice Collaborative | May 16, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
We support comprehensive immigration reform, forged from core Christian social beliefs that honor the dignity of every human being.
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Why We Cannot Wait For Immigration Reform
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 13, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Below are excerpts and link to the full text from a talk on the current immigration dilemma by Los Angeles Archbishop...
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Immigration reform: Personal Perspectives Part 2
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 26, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The following is the second of a two-post series on personal perspectives on Immigration Reform (to read Part 1, click...
Immigration Reform: Personal Perspectives – Part 1
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 19, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Immigration reform in the United States is the topic of many conversations, especially so with the upcoming presidential elections this fall. Two articles recently published by the Global Sisters Report touch on this topic, one, an interview with Sr. Mary McCauley who...
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2015 | News, Vincentian Family
SVDP and US Bishops join in plea to transform immigration, See the following letter from Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dear Vincentians, Last year, the Border Patrol apprehended more than 68,000 immigrant...
The Church Isn’t Going Away on Immigration Reform
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2014 | Church
Christopher Hale writes a summary in Busted Halo of recent and forthcoming developments with immigration reform from the viewpoint of Catholic Bishops.
A Daughter of Charity at the Border (2)
by John Freund, CM | Jul 31, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace
Sr. Mary Ellen Lacy, Daughter of Charity, shares her experiences at the border.
Sisters of Charity serving immigrants at border
by John Freund, CM | Jul 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity are ready serving immigrant families at the US Mexican broader according to a piece in the Global Sisters report.
Migrant Children Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
“On the US/Mexican border, a humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of migrant children continues to evolve and calls for a hallmark Vincentian response of charity and Christian justice”
Bishops, SVDP press for immigration reform
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2014 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sheila Gilbert, President of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul writes Dear Vincentians, Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration, including those who celebrated Mass at the U.S.-Mexico border in...
Bishop’s to push immigration reform 5/29
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2014 | Justice and Peace
Cathlolics Confront Global Poverty writes... "In a powerful witness of solidarity, Pope Francis celebrated mass last July on the island of Lampedusa off the coast of Italy, a port of entry for many migrants escaping hardship in the Middle East and Africa. In his...
DePaul President on immigration
by John Freund, CM | Apr 24, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Dennis H. Holtschneider, President of DePaul University authored an editorial If dreams could come true in the Chicago Tribune. "DePaul and other U.S. universities educate such students every year and then, unfortunately, our immigration policies send them back...