Welcoming the Stranger

Volunteers from Aguilas del Desierto, a search and rescue organization, search the desert for people crossing the southern border into the United States or who have died in the attempt. (Courtesy of Aguilas del Desierto)

Sisters, Catholic groups support immigrants vulnerable to potential mass deportations

Fearing President-elect Donald Trump's promise of mass deportations, sisters and Catholic groups organize support for undocumented immigrants living in uncertainty.

Dan Stockman
Camillo Barone
Chris Herlinger

Scalabrinian Sr. Rosita Milesi, recipient of the 2024 Nansen Refugee Award from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, holds baby Daniel Jose Milaro, who has just arrived from Venezuela with his mother Jenifer Milaro and siblings, at the Casa de Acolhida Sao Jose, a temporary shelter for refugees and migrants in Pacaraima, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2024. (UNHCR/Marina Calderon/Handout via Reuters)

Brazilian Scalabrini sister receives UNHCR prize for her work with refugees

By Lise Alves

Sisters of St. Joseph Welcome Center Executive Director Olivia Sharkey, left, and a staffer offer warm gloves and a hat to a neighbor suffering from the cold March air outside the center in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. (GSR photo/Dan Stockman)

Serving immigrants, Philadelphia's St. Joseph center adapts to emerging needs

By Dan Stockman

Srs. Monique Bonnefoy, left, and Rita Toutant of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa stand near a sign that reads "25 years at the heart of Montreal's diversity" at Centre Afrika. The two ministered many years in Africa and now minister at the intercultural center in Montreal. (GSR photo/Joanna Kozakiewicz)

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Welcoming the Stranger

Sisters, Catholic groups support immigrants vulnerable to potential mass deportations

Brazilian Scalabrini sister receives UNHCR prize for her work with refugees

Serving immigrants, Philadelphia's St. Joseph center adapts to emerging needs

Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa continue ministry at Montreal intercultural center

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