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Sisters‘ tour for immigration reform ends in SF with call for ‘freedom, justice and hope’ RICK DELVECCHIO
Pope: Strengthen dialogue between bishops, Rome
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A cross-country bus tour by Catholic sisters in support of immigration reform encountered only one protest against the cause in 53 stops in 40 cities and 15 states, Social Service Sister Simone Campbell said Monday as the tour headed toward its close in San Francisco. “We’ve been shocked,” said Sister Simone, executive director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network. “I actually thought we’d have protesters. The only place we encountered that was in Phoenix.” The bus campaign, called “Network Nuns on the Bus: A Drive for Faith, Family and Citizenship,” was designed to build support for comprehensive immigration legislation now before the U.S. Senate. The tour began in New Jersey May 29, and along the way the sisters were met by Trenton, N.J., Bishop David M. O’Connell, Birmingham, Ala., retired Bishop David E. Foley and New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice spoke at closing ceremonies June 18 on Marina Green in San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel Island, a former entry point for immigrants from Asia, in the background and delegations of Presentation and Mercy sisters from the archdiocese holding banners. He said it is important that immigrants from all backgrounds and all generations tell their stories in order to remind ourselves that “we are truly a nation of immigrants.” “We need to share our stories so the next wave that comes here knows we all share the same desires – freedom, justice and hope,” Bishop Justice said. Sister Simone said she learned in traveling through 15 states that “immigration is an issue everywhere.” The response from a variety of groups who feel that a piecemeal approach to reform is inadequate left
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that the water goes back and forth against the barrier wall,” she said. “It doesn’t keep the waters apart, and it shouldn’t keep the people apart.” That evening the sisters visited a South Central Los Angeles mercado that serves as a training place for immigrants to learn how to start their own stores. “All immigrants – learning how and contributing,” Sister Therese said. She was struck by the contrast between the scene on the border and the scene in the city. “You had these two extremes – a place of desolation and discouragement, and a place of great hope,” she said. “The other thing that is clear
VATICAN CITY – A meeting with Pope Francis designed as reflection on the last Synod of Bishops turned into a group reflection on strengthening the synod itself and the way the world’s bishops assist the pope. Meeting June 13 with members of the ordinary council of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis said there needs to be greater reflection on “the church, the mother church, with all its nuances, including that of synodality.” Pope Francis said each of the eight cardinals he named in April to advise him on the reform of the Roman Curia mentioned the need to “find a path for coordination between synodality and the bishop of Rome.” The work of the world Synod of Bishops, which has gathered bishops at the Vatican every three or four years to discuss a theme and make recommendations to the pope, “has to take a new path that expresses its uniqueness when united with the Petrine ministry,” he said. “This is a big challenge.” Australian Cardinal George Pell of Sydney spoke about the possibility of expanding the role of the synod council to be a more regular advisory body for the pope, one that would meet with the pope for several hours two or three times a year to discuss a specific topic. Cardinal Pell and two other council members – Cardinals Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, India, and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasha, Congo – also are part of the eight-member group Pope Francis named in April to advise him about reforming the Roman Curia. The pope told the synod council that the advisory group would be expanded by one “because our Eastern brothers were a bit angry that
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Supporters listen to speakers on Marina Green in San Francisco June 18 at closing ceremonies for “Network Nuns on the Bus: A Drive for Faith, Family and Citizenship.” The 15-state tour in support of immigration reform made its final stop at the edge of San Francisco Bay, against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge and Angel Island. her more confident that Congress will pass reform this year. She said the reality of families divided by deportation was one concern highlighted on the tour. She met a 19-year-old Central American woman in Phoenix who is raising her 11-year-old siblings because their parents were deported. The 19-year-old needs her parents, too, she said. “People don’t understand the mixed status,” she said. “You can’t have one family with all these different statuses.” Mercy Sister Therese Randolph, who lives in Daly City, joined the tour in San Diego. She visited the border at Tijuana where a security fence runs down into the ocean. “The thing that struck me most is
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