by Secretaria | Aug 1, 2023 | News, News, Reflection, Reflection, Reflexión, Reflexión, Testimonies, Testimonies, Testimonio
Alan, a migrant from Cameroon, flew to Ecuador and crossed seven countries (and the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia) to reach Mexico in hope of asking for asylum at the San Ysidro (San Diego) Border Crossing. My name is Alan, and I am from the English-speaking...
by Secretaria | Jun 15, 2023 | News, Reflexión
Living in a society that is focused more on “having” than “being” produces many consequences in the lives of children and adolescents of the most vulnerable populations. There are so many problems linked to child labor and all of them are...
by Secretaria | May 28, 2023 | News, News, Reflexión, Reflexión
“Come, Divine Spirit, send your light from heaven. Loving father of the poor.” The Holy Spirit is present in all creation, in humans and creatures, especially in the poor in history. The Holy Spirit is an Incarnate Presence in reality, in daily life. For this reason,...
by Secretaria | May 28, 2023 | Comunicado, Comunicado, News, News, Reflexión, Reflexión
May 11, 2023 seemed like any other day, but it was not. The fate of many Latin American migrants in transit was at stake, and it presented an opportunity to put in a good word towards that fate. In this regard, the Franciscan Network for Migrants/Quixote Center...
by Secretaria | May 15, 2023 | News, News, Reflexión, Reflexión
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.” (Heb 13:2). In countries of the region, it is urgent for us to return to the concept of the human being as a priority before...
by Secretaria | Apr 19, 2023 | News, News, Reflexión, Reflexión
We are privileged to read the testimony of a man originally from Haiti, who, for economic reasons attempted to emigrate from Brazil with his wife and 6-month-old son. (Part 1) I left Brazil for the US in 2016. My family and I set off with great joy, I went with my...