News and Press Releases
Tearing Down the Walls
Did you know that all migrants are NOT the same? It is incongruous to recognize all #migrants as being the same. This type of thinking can lead to different types of negative actions, such as violence, discrimination and impunity, making their living conditions increasingly precarious…
March 8: Migrant Women
This March 8, from the drama of the migration of women, we demand mobility based on human rights, gender equity and equality, for migration policies that respect the dignity of each migrant and for the resurgence of justice in the countries of origin.
New migration dynamics in Northern Central America, Mexico and the United States
This advocacy diagnosis combines these testimonies with a review of the most recent information from relevant literature, as well as with interviews with other key actors…
Franciscans International: New Migration Dynamics in Northern Central America, Mexico and the United States
This work is the result of a close cooperation between Franciscans International and the Red Franciscana Para Migrantes, combing a review of relevant literature with firsthand testimonies from Franciscan shelters in the region.
United in prayer and reflection against human trafficking
The members of the Franciscan Network for Migrants gathered to celebrate together the World Day called by Pope Francis on the occasion of the liturgical memory of Saint Josephine Bakhita.
Migration: A Profound Daily Suffering that Rises to Heaven
In the first days of the year 2021, we have been surprised again by the caravans of migrants, approximately 9000 people, mainly from Honduras, including hundreds of underage children…
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Capacity-Building
Members of the Network are already providing a myriad of resources to migrants. Network members will be able to enhance each other’s work by sharing information and resources via different media (bulletins, meetings and gatherings, capacity-building seminars, resource and route maps, threat advisories, etc.) that they can then pass on to migrants in their care along the route.s.
Support and Protection
Members of the Network will foster the establishment of migrant centers, shelters and houses of refuge in areas where there is a lack of resources by connecting donors to new and ongoing programs.
Advocacy and Collaboration.
Fidelity to the Gospel message compels us to not only to recognize the face of Christ in the poor and the excluded, but also to engage in a social analysis to identify the processes of impoverishment and exclusion e.g. root causes, agents, victims, mechanisms and consequences.
