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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The Leadership Conference of Women Religious ( LCWR ) is the association of the leaders of congregations of Catholic women religious in the United States. The conference has about 1350 members, who represent nearly 80 percent of the approximately 49,000 women religious in the United States. Founded in 1956, the conference assists its members to…
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Walking onto the Dementia Unit at St. Cabrini Nursing Home is always a special and unique experience. On April 14, 2021, the atmosphere was festive as five residents were gathered around the “Magic Table.” The Magic Table, otherwise known as a “Tovertafel,” is a ceiling-based, high-quality projector that contains infrared sensors, a loudspeaker and a processer…
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“Education with a Heart” Cabrini Mission Foundation recently purchased twenty-five (25) chrome books, now allowing current students in need to continue their online classes and virtual schooling during the current pandemic. Mother Cabrini based her work on “education of the heart”; promoting Gospel values, critical thinking and openness towards others. Through this initiative and all…
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The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced people. Responding to the Gospel call for justice and love, honoring the Catholic Social Teachings on the dignity of all persons, and continuing the legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patroness of Immigrants, the Cabrini Mission Foundation is committed to: WELCOME as…
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What an exciting day April 22nd turned out to be for Cabrini of Westchester. On that day, Deborah Mosley, a trained storyteller, Ellen Tessitore, a certified NY State Teacher and Lorraine Campanelli, Director of Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY presented a workshop at a national conference. The workshop, ‘Intergenerational, Intercultural Art and Storytelling…
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by Beverly Bryde, Dean for the School of Education at Cabrini University At the Heart of Education at Cabrini UniversityAn education of the heart at Cabrini University is a transformative process for all who are engaged in the institutional mission, entitled Education of the Heart. Our university mission states “Cabrini University is a Catholic institution of…
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Education of the Heart Means ActionCabrini High School in New Orleans recently sent out a powerful message addressed to both their immediate Cabrini community but applicable to our Cabrini World and the world at large. Their letter confronts systemic racial inequality in the United States, highlighted by the recent killings of innocent black civilians. It …
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Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and we started our Lent Journey. Many Sisters around Cabrini World served through their pastoral ministries in the parishes and in our sponsored ministries. In the photo above, Sister Alfonsina Gomes, MSC, is in her pastoral ministry on Ash Wednesday at St. Cabrini Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry, NY (USA). She’s imposing…
Read More~ by Ella Nimmo, Director of Community Programs & Development at Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC About Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC (CIS-NYC) provides essential services to immigrants in New York City in the spirit of Mother Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants. Our mission is to empower immigrants through education, access…
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~ by Abel Rodríguez Inaugural Director, Center on Immigration and Assistant Professor of Religion, Law, and Social Justice Cabrini University At the Heart of Our Work The Center on Immigration at Cabrini University seeks to honor the legacy of Saint Francesca Cabrini by advancing the human rights and human dignity of people in migration. We do this work through…
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