Immigrants & Refugees
Every six years we, the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, hold an extended meeting known as a General Chapter. The purpose of the Chapter is to elect leadership and to set direction for the next six-year period. The most recent Chapter was held in March-April 2016, and it identified priorities for 2016-2022. The Future Direction Statement from the 2016 Chapter called us “to take bold action.”
Following the Chapter, the Sisters and Partners in Mission continued in conversation to determine what this bold action might be. We surfaced fourteen possible areas for action and, after much prayer, research and discussion, we decided to make immigrants and refugees the focal point of our efforts. These efforts will include accompaniment, advocacy, education and prayer.
Among those whom I constantly keep in my thoughts and prayers,
I would once again mention the over 250 million migrants worldwide, of whom 22.5 million are refugees. – Pope Francis, Message for 51st World Day of Peace, January 2018
40th Anniversary – Prayer Service of Remembrance
Pope Frances Encyclical Fratelli Tutti
Fratelli Tutti Study Guide by Maryknoll
BA Committee Survey COLLATION January 2020 #1 and 1d
BA COMMITTEE SURVEY COLLATION summary of 1b and 1c JANUARY 2020 (003)
BA COMMITTEE SURVEY COLLATION summary of 2 and 3 JANUARY 2020 (003)
UNANIMA International (our new United Nations NGO):
- FAMILY HOMELESSNESS AND SDGs WEBINAR SERIES (3)
- UNANIMA December Newsletter English
- UNANIMA December Newsletter – Spanish
- UNANIMA International Member Webinar – English
- UNANIMA International Member Webinar – Spanish
- UNANIMA International Reflective Questions Letter
- English Reflective Questions
- Spanish Reflection Questions on Publications –
- UN Sustainable Development Goals
- UNANIMA July 8 Webinar
- https://unanima-international.org/
- UNANIMA INTRODUCTION TO OUR NEW UN NGO
- UNANIMA Newsletter April 2020 – English
- UNANIMA Newsletter April 2020 – Spanish
Catholic Action Campaign for Immigrant Children:
Immigrant Children Who Have Died In Detention
Prayer Cards Immigrant Children who Died in Detention
2019 LCWR Letter to President Trump
LCWR: New Rule Threatens Children and Families
2016 LCWR Resolution to Confront Racism
American Immigration Council Fact sheets
LCWR Resolution to Action- Winter 2019
Fr. James Martin, SJ-Why is the U.S. Tear-gassing Migrants?
Bold Action Advent Reflection & VIDEO
LCWR Statement on Refugee Caravan
LCWR Global Concerns Committee Resolution to Action, “A Crucial Midterm Pivot”
LCWR statement on Public Charge
LCWR Statement in Regards to Terminating TPS for Honduans
The Immigration History of the United States
Corporate Stance On Immigration Reform
LCWR Statement on Dream Act 2017
LCWR Statement – Temporary Protected Status for people from El Salvador
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