Tomorrow, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. She was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869 and ripped away from her loving family between the age of 7 and 9. She was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and given the name “Bakhita.” After being sold several times and enduring such brutal treatment that she couldn’t even[continue reading]
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The Super Bowl and Human Trafficking
The Super Bowl will take place this year on February 5th in Houston, Texas. It’s long been believed that the Super Bowl is the largest human trafficking event in the United States. However, this may no longer be the case. While it is still unclear how much sex trafficking the Super Bowl attracts compared to other[continue reading]
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
January 15 is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis has declared this year the year of “Child Migrants, the Vulnerable and the Voiceless.” Join us in praying for these most vulnerable of individuals. Dear Lord, Be with the displaced and the migrants. Be with those who have lost contact with their families.[continue reading]
Tornillo: America’s Newest Tent City
Tornillo, Texas is a city located 35 miles east of El Paso on the Guadalupe pass. It is home to one of the newest “tent cities” in America, opening in November 2016. A tent city is a temporary processing center for immigrants entering into the United States. The need for this particular site was created[continue reading]
The Importance of Casa RAICES and the IWC
Night after night, staff and volunteers at Casa RAICES find themselves housing new individuals seeking asylum, sometimes adding up to more than 800 refugee children and mothers every month. Why are so many people finding themselves here? Case RAICES is the place where thousands of families stay after being released from one of two nearby[continue reading]