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VALLE DE ÁNGELES, Honduras (CNS) -- Bishops from Honduras and El Salvador and episcopal conference officials issued a statement Oct. 28 about their concerns over 'what we are seeing on the borders of Central America, Mexico and the United States.'
Bishops from Honduras and El Salvador raise concerns over border problems in the region
“The key goal of our plan was that our Diocese and our churches be places of profound respect and safety for all peoples — especially the young and the vulnerable,” said Hagemoen in a letter released Wednesday to all parishes under the Diocese. “We wished to determine how our current policies and practices can be improved, particularly in our commitment to support those who come forward with allegations of abuse and serious misconduct. This work is extremely important and valued. Although, we have come a long way in our efforts, there is much more to do.” Hagemoen added that his ...
Mundelein, Ill. — Prayers, the kind only a child can make, were on display on a table of pleas written by migrant children near a small statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as bishops from the U.S., Mexico and Central America gathered June 1 in Mundelein. The prelates came together for the first day of an emergency meeting on immigration at Mundelein Seminary outside of Chicago. "Dear God, I ask you that you help me get out of here and that you take care of my mom," read a note written in Spanish by a child in a tent camp, a note collected by Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, who joined m...
U.S. bishops came together for the first day of an emergency meeting on immigration at Mundelein Seminary outside of Chicago.