A Church and World for All

National Migration Week 2020

January 5^th  – 11^th , 2020

Credit: CNS/Bob Roller

The Catholic Accompaniment and Reflection Experience (CARE)

The Catholic Accompaniment and Reflection Experience (CARE) is a new pilot initiative committed to connecting Catholic volunteers as well as men and women religious with undocumented immigrants in need of accompaniment and emotional and spiritual support. The CARE program aims to provide accompaniment to and solidarity with undocumented immigrants and their families while they comply with immigration proceedings and to further Catholic community support for immigrants at the parish and local community level. CARE also aims to empower undocumented and mixed status families and local community supporters to raise awareness and educate about current immigration realities and advocate for change. The Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis are the pilot sites for the initial CARE program kick off. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Archbishop Charles Thompson of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis have both strongly voiced their support for the program and its' goals. The two archdioceses will also serve as mentors to new sites that are added as the CARE program further develops.

National Migration Week Sample Petitions

For all bishops in our Church, that each may be encouraged by our prayers and support to lead God’s people in building a culture that respects the human dignity of all migrants, we pray to the Lord,

For all Catholics, that God inspire them to act in their local communities to support and protect migrants and to advocate on their behalf, we pray to the Lord,

For our neighbors, coworkers, friends, fellow Christians, and all people, that they may grow in their awareness of the issue of migration and become a voice in the public square calling for greater protections for these populations, we pray to the Lord,

For migrants, refugees, and all other strangers in our midst, that they may find strength in our concern for justice and feel the warmth of our love, we pray to the Lord.

For all refugees who are forced to flee from their homes, that God bring peace to them, their families and their country of origin, we pray to the Lord

National Migration Week

“Promoting a Church and a World for All”

January 5 - 11, 2020