Immigration Archives

Prayer for Families at the Border

Prayer

We pray to end the tragic, terrible nightmare of children ripped from their parents embrace at the U.S./Mexico border.

Crossing Borders and Bridging Gaps Through Art

Creative Voice

Creative Voice Elshafei Dafalla shares how his vocation as an artist helps the marginalized in our global community, especially refugees and torture survivors. An interview with Elshafei and an...

At the Door: Prayer for the Caravan

Prayer

This prayer reminds us that Christ is at the border door with “the least of these” who need our compassion and mercy.

The Vision of Hospitality

Prayer

This prayer is based on the 2017 homily of Pope Francis on Christmas Eve. Francis calls people of faith to envision hospitality for refugees and immigrants as they consider the journey of Mary,...

Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace Message

Reflection

This artistic photo reflection uses quotes from Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace message. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2jlRdJr.

Pope Francis: World Day of Peace Message, 2018

Reflection

This resource builds on Pope Francis’s World Day of Peace Message for 2018. He calls the world to a new way of seeing immigrants, migrants, and refugees; the Pope challenges us all to practice hope...

Prayer for Dreamers

Prayer

We pray for all the young people impacted by DACA, for those who need to open their hearts to them, and we pray finally for ourselves, that we may be a voice for the dispossessed.

In Gratitude for Jane Addams

Prayer

This prayer honors Jane Addams, an early advocate of the poor and of immigrants: she was also a woman dedicated to peace who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

The Feast of the Visitation: Immigrant Journeys

Reflection

The young, pregnant Mary took risk to visit her cousin, and soon took greater risk with her husband and newborn child, becoming refugees in order to protect the son of God. We mark this feast by...