SAN DIEGO — A new, interfaith ministry focused on having people of faith accompany migrants and asylum-seekers to their immigration hearings is well underway. FAITH, which stands for “Faithful Accompaniment in Trust & Hope,” was officially launched Aug. 4 in the chapel at the diocesan Pastoral Center. The pilot program is a joint initiative of... The post FAITH accompanies migrants at downtown courthouse appeared first on The Southern Cross.| The Southern Cross
SAN DIEGO — “This is history in the making. We are becoming part of the history of something beautiful.” That’s how Gloria Morales-Palos, a co-chair of the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP), described a new, interfaith ministry focused on having people of faith accompany migrants and asylum-seekers to their immigration hearings. FAITH, which stands for...| The Southern Cross
SAN DIEGO — The Force may not have been with Bishop Michael Pham on July 17. But the Holy Spirit certainly was. “You may be used to seeing a tall bishop and cardinal … but now, you can envision before you a shorter bishop, like Yoda in ‘Star Wars,’ getting ready to lead,” he said...| The Southern Cross