WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of
Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB), offers a National Migration Week message to the nation with special
gratitude for the gift of immigrants and refugees.

Cardinal DiNardo’s statement as follows:

“On Sunday, the Catholic Church across the United
States will celebrate the beginning of National Migration Week. For nearly 50 years, this week has been a
time of prayer and reflection on our history as a migrant Church and
nation. In these five decades, the face
of the immigrant may have changed – European, Asian, South American, and
elsewhere — but their faces reveal a common desire to secure the great
blessings of American opportunity.

Pope Francis, in his statement on the World Day of
Peace on January 1, 2018, advises us that if we view the situation of migrants
and refugees through the wisdom of our faith ‘we discover that they do not
arrive empty-handed. They bring their
courage, skills, energy and aspirations, as well as the treasures of their own
cultures; and in this way, they enrich the lives of the nations that receive
them.’

This week, I invite everyone to reflect on the Holy
Father’s words as well as on your own family’s immigration story. Please also
join me in prayer for all families, as together, we ‘Share the Journey‘
toward a better life.”

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops