by jpic | Nov 14, 2022 | Encuentro, Esperanzas, News
The current humanitarian crisis on our southern border calls us to compassion and mercy as well as greater understanding. The Franciscan Network for Migrants–USA Team organized a three-day experience for a total of 28 people who witnessed firsthand the impact of...
by Secretaria | Oct 17, 2022 | News
In June of 2022, a solidarity campaign was launched to acquire kits through the Catholic Church in Panama. Faced with this ecclesial call, the parish of “Nuestra Señor de Candelaria” in La Pintada Coclé, made a collection with the peasant communities and...
by jpic | Oct 9, 2022 | Comunicado, News
Según datos oficiales, hasta el 30 de septiembre habían ingresado por la selva del Darién cerca de 151.572 personas migrantes, en su mayoría de nacionalidad venezolana. Víctimas de coyotes, de bandas de delicuentes, ellos y ellas huyen de las violencias estructurales...
by jpic | Oct 4, 2022 | Encuentro, Esperanzas, News, Uncategorized
El Comité de Incidencia de la Red Franciscana para Migrantes (RFM) llevó adelante su primer encuentro presencial del 30 de septiembre al 3 de octubre de 2022 en la Ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia, con el fin de trazar líneas de acción para el periodo 2022-2025 y...
by jpic | Sep 12, 2022 | News
A few weeks ago, a group of Venezuelan asylum-seekers, who arrived in the Big Apple on a charter bus by way of Texas, came to the Migrant Center of New York at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, asking for a place to stay. More recently, migrants showed up at the...
by jpic | Aug 16, 2022 | Encuentro, Meeting, News
“And I showed mercy to them…” More than 600 members of the Secular Franciscan Order gathered in Phoenix, Arizona in from August 5th through 8th to share their faith and dedication to the franciscan lifestyle and charism. Members of the Franciscan Network for Migrants...
