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Rogelio Rigor, a parishioner at St. Joseph in Seattle, has been helping members of the Filipino community by phone and on his laptop as they apply for assistance from the city of Seattle’s COVID-19 disaster fund for undocumented immigrants. Photo: Eloisa Rigor

St. James Cathedral assists immigrants seeking Seattle’s COVID-19 relief funds

SEATTLE – Volunteers for St. James Cathedral Immigrant Assistance are helping undocumented immigrants learn about and apply for a share of $7.94 million in special COVID-19 relief funds from the city of Seattle.

October 21, 2020
Published in Local

Prayer vigils August 8 to show solidarity with immigrants, refugees

Catholics around the archdiocese are invited to show solidarity with immigrant and refugee families by joining prayer vigils at St. James Cathedral and seven parish churches on Thursday, August 8.

August 5, 2019
Published in Local

A priest, members of the Knights of Columbus and lay Catholics greet an arriving boat with altar servers during the Aug. 15, 2017, Fete-Dieu du Teche procession in Arnoldville, La. The Lafayette Diocese will hold its annual 38-mile eucharistic boat procession Aug. 15, 2019, celebrating the feast of the Assumption and 254th anniversary of arrival of French-Canadian immigrants who brought the Catholic faith to Acadiana. Photo: CNS/courtesy Chris Lancon

Eucharistic boat procession to mark Assumption, Acadiana history, faith

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. – Catholics in the Diocese of Lafayette are gearing up to celebrate two significant events in the life of the universal church and the local church August 15.

August 1, 2019
Published in National

This 21-year-old motorhome, which has served as a welcome center for immigrants released from the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma since 2015, will soon be replaced with a new version. Photo: Courtesy AIDNW

New RV is coming to welcome center for newly released immigrants

TACOMA – When immigrants are released from the Northwest Detention Center, they find themselves on an unfamiliar street in a busy industrial area. They may speak little or no English, and have no way to connect with friends or family.

July 2, 2019
Published in Local

A group of Central American migrants is questioned about their children’s health after surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents south of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, March 6, 2019. An estimated 100,000 apprehensions of immigrants by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border during March is the highest figure in a decade. Photo: CNS/Lucy Nicholson, Reuters

Border crisis declarations mask misery of immigrants

WASHINGTON – An estimated 100,000 apprehensions of immigrants by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border in March is the highest figure in one month in a decade.