OUR DEAR IMMIGRANTS, MAINLY FROM VENEZUELA, ARE GOING THROUGH A DREADFUL TIME DURING QUARANTINE! Yes, the very small amount of money that they have been able to earn by their work, is all used up because of the Covid19 pandemic; and many of them have been...
Seven years ago, when the newly elected Pope Francis visited Lampedusa after the shipwreck and death of almost 300 migrants, he shook us by saying that "the globalization of indifference has taken away our ability to cry”. This trip probably had much to do with...
The opening of the time of confinement must have left us with a more attentive gaze. We found a family living on the river bed. Naroman* is the woman who was trying to make a living by filtering sand from the river. The husband sleeps...
Here in Vietnam, 3 months after the end of the quarantine by May 11 in the midst of Covid -19, life almost gets back to “normal”. Churches filled with the congregations; companies, restaurants, bars open; kids go back to school, public transportations are once again...
Home health aides are also in danger of catching the coronavirus, because the majority of them take care of elderly people who are worn out and worn down by the weight of years, and in some cases have serious illnesses. Elderly people require infinite respect,...
Gato Negro is a rural hamlet situated in the interior of the Province of Santiago del Estero, in north central Argentina. Germán, Darío, Agustín, Rodrigo and Gonzalo are children from this area. Thanks to them, the rest of the children in their school are going to...
Since the pandemic began, our sense of urgency in accompanying the migrant and refugee communities is as strong as ever. We have become more aware of the need to be better informed about the interrelationships among the local, national and international levels, so as...
For several years we have been looking for ways to accompany migrant workers who come from Northern and Western states like Odissa and Kharkand to work in Kerala. It is not an easy life and being able to be close to them, especially the young...
To take care of the contemplative dimension of our life, “in order to find God, who emerges in the silence as the center of our very selves” (Decrees). General Congregation XX calls us to enter into a process of deepening and revitalization in our living of...
We are writing to all of you to tell you about the imperative and improvised work camp that was begun in Pedro Abad, the afternoon-night of Sunday, June 14 and will continue until July 31, with Moroccan youth formerly in protected status. It has happened...
