by jpic | Sep 1, 2026 | advocacy, Hope, News, News
The U.S. government said that ICE mistakenly deported a man from Chicago to Venezuela and allowed him to return to his family St. Francis is attributed to having said, “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are...
by jpic | Jun 27, 2026 | Meeting, News, News, Reflection, Reflection
Pilgrim: (n.) A person on a journey, a person who travels from place to place; a traveler, a wanderer, an itinerant. Also in early use: a foreigner, an alien, a stranger. (source: Oxford English Dictionary) I will never forget the day that Julio* shared with me the...
by jpic | Jun 27, 2026 | advocacy, News, News, Statement
The Franciscan Network for Migrants in the Americas, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, expresses its concern over the alarming situation faced by asylum seekers and refugees around the world, particularly in Latin America. According to data from the United Nations...
by jpic | Oct 27, 2025 | Asamblea, News
Entre el 20 y el 24 de octubre, la ciudad de Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, México, acogió la Asamblea General de la Red Franciscana para Migrantes (RFM) de las Américas. El encuentro reunió a facilitadores y facilitadoras de varios países, donde Brasil estuvo representado por...
by jpic | Sep 8, 2025 | News, News, Reflection, Reflection, Reflexión, Reflexión, Testimonies, Testimonies, Testimonio, Testimonio, Uncategorized
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Catholic Sisters in the United States used their voices and their prayers in a coordinated effort to speak against federal policies that threaten immigrant and vulnerable families. The Sisters Speak Out campaign held a main event in...
