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Public Witness for Immigrants
October 30, 2025
On November 13, 2025, Catholics across the U.S. are invited to join in a national day of public witness for our immigrant brothers and sisters. This effort builds on the binational mass at the U.S.-Mexico Border in San Luis on October 12, in which Bishops from both countries called attention to the urgent crisis facing migrants. November 13 celebrates the feast day of St. Cabrini, the patron saint of migrants.
Dioceses, parishes, schools, religious communities, and other institutions and organizations are invited to host public actions that lift up the dignity of migrants – especially in the places where that dignity is most often denied. This may be a vigil in front of a detention center, a prayer service at a place where migrants were publicly detained, or a rosary accompanying people who are going to immigration court hearings. All Catholics are called to witness to the richness of our traditions and teachings on migration.
As Catholics and people of faith, we reject the culture of fear and silence that dehumanizes, and we choose instead to stand with migrants. Together, our voices will send a powerful message in defense of the dignity of our neighbors, family members, fellow parishioners, classmates, coworkers, and friends. We are one church. One family. Visit https://1family.us/ for more details.
PLEASE JOIN AN ACTION! Women religious communities in Wisconsin are planning a peaceful presence outside the ICE office (310 East Knapp Street) in Milwaukee on November 13, 11:45am-12:30pm. If you would like more information and/or are interested in attending the Milwaukee event, but need a ride, please email Tracy at tabler@csasisters.org Otherwise, please find an action near you or access media resources by visiting https://1family.us/
"The safety of a nation cannot come at the expense of violations of human dignity and surely the dignity of the undocumented can never be violated by unnecessarily aggressive tactics that go far beyond the task of apprehending people and which seem to be intended to terrorize and cause chaos, rather than fulfilling the noble calling of law enforcement."
–Cardinal Blase Cupich,
Archbishop of Chicago (October 14, 2025)
Watch Cardinal Cupich’s full statement in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIk9Cmy1IkE
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