On Saturday, November 4th, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC hosted our first legal clinic to assist clients in applying for Temporary Protected Status. In September the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans for 18 months. This means that eligible Venezuelan nationals who entered the United…
Read More“Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”
This year the Holy Father, Pope Francis, challenges us with the motto of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees “Free to choose whether to migrate or stay“, because in the streets, narrow and wide, of Guatemala City we see more and more migrant brothers and sisters from different continents, and especially Venezuelan brothers and…
Read MoreThe Chaire Gynai Project
About twenty days ago, we the MSCs celebrated the canonization of Father John Baptist Scalabrini in St. Peter’s Square with the Scalabrinian family. Scalabrini and Mother Cabrini were indeed two important individuals, at that time. They had in common a special attention to migrants. After founding the Institute of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart…
Read MoreWhat is being done for migrants and refugees in Brazil?
In Brasile sono tante le attività svolte all’interno delle istituzioni scolastiche rivolte a giovani e famiglie coinvolti nelle migrazioni. Si tratta di progetti di sensibilizzazione in difesa dei diritti umani e di solidarietà con i nostri fratelli e sorelle più vulnerabili. In particolare nel Collegio Madre Cabrini di San Paolo gli studenti hanno sviluppato progetti…
Read MoreBuilding the Future with Migrants and Refugees in Uganda Mission
Comungamos com as aspirações do Papa Francisco ao celebrar o 108º dia Mundial do Migrante e Refugiado no próximo dia 25 de setembro. Aqui na Uganda concretamente estamos assumindo a missão de torná-los importantes, de sentir-se incluídos na comunidade. Nossa presença todos os dias nos assentamentos da Pagirinya, Nymanzin, no contato com os Refugiados, crianças,…
Read MoreServing Refugees in South Sudan
To be a “refugee” in your own country is a stark cutting pain, that slices through your identity, as one who questions his/her worthiness, to be an equal South Sudanese with all others. The “Internally Displaced Persons” (IDPs), in camps throughout the country, seek protection and security from the fragmentation and continuous conflict of war…
Read MoreCabrini Mission Foundation at the border
At Cabrini Mission Foundation, it is our upmost priority to provide support and assistance to immigrant, refugee, and displaced families, especially with our ongoing partnerships with Mexico and the United States border. Our foundation has worked diligently to help provide comprehensive support, hope, and shelter to thousands of displaced persons and treat these individuals with…
Read MoreMessage of the Superior General Sr. Maria Eliane Azevedo da Silva for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
A proposta do Papa Francisco para o 108º Dia Mundial do Migrante e Refugiado, ano 2022, com o tema “Construir o futuro com migrantes e refugiados” se torna concreto em muitas de nossas ações missionárias realizadas em diversos países. Com fidelidade ao desejo missionário de Santa Francisca Xavier Cabrini, reconhecida nos Estados Unidos, como padroeira…
Read MoreCabrini Mission Foundation – Visiting refugees guided by Pastor Abraham Barberi of One Mission Ministries
The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced persons. This entity working with migrants on the border with Mexico sees the leadership of Sister Petrina Raccuglia, MSC. The Cabrini Mission Foundation has made two trips to the state of Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border. Displaced persons, who have fled…
Read MoreA poem by an Afghan refugee
After the new wave of emergency and suffering in Afghanistan, many were forced to make drastic decisions to seek safety and protect their families. In this poem, a young refugee shares the joys of her past, the sorrows of her present, and the uncertainty of her future. I wish to go back to the past,…
Read MoreRallying for Immigrants
On July 23rd, a group of 50 Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC members and staff attended the Immigrants are Essential Rally in New York City. CIS-NYC and over 1,000 New Yorkers marched through Chinatown and shut down the Manhattan Bridge as part of a nationwide day of action to demand a pathway to citizenship be…
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