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As the Advent season unfolds, Sr. Engracia Robles and her team of religious and volunteers prepare for the traditional celebration known as “Las Posadas,” at the Comedor (soup kitchen) of the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora, located a couple hundred yards from the border between Mexico and the United States.

Those who are sick in body, mind or spirit and their caregivers — family or professional — are especially invited.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — As the Catholic Church in the U.S. began observing National Migration Week, a time to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, immigrants, refugees and human trafficking victims, the administration of President Donald Trump announced that it would end an immigration program for thousands of Salvadorans, one of the largest groups of modern-day immigrants in the country and one that includes many Catholics.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — The Mexican bishops’ conference has pledged to pursue a new pastoral vision, in which the Church is considered close to the needs of the people, the poor are the priority and prelates speak prophetically on issues like violence, inequality and corruption among the elites, who currently count on the hierarchy as an ally.

ROME (CNS) — The Mass for the feast of All Souls is “realistic, concrete” in calling Catholics to remember the people and events of their past, to consider how they live today and to hope for eternal life with God and their loved ones who preceded them, Pope Francis said.

The number of migrants crossing to Europe have increased sharply with growing violence in the Middle East and North Africa with more than 3,600 rescued at sea in 17 different operations in just one day in early May, according to the Italian coast guard.

Tom Egan, who became president and CEO of Foundation for Senior Living in January, is on a mission: to do a better job of reaching out to people in the pews on Sunday and letting them know about its array of services.

PHILADELPHIA — Most Catholic homes have a depiction of the Holy Family framed or on a mantle, but their example should extend beyond a sacramental. The Holy Family serves as the example for Catholic families striving for love, joy and holiness in a world fraught with pain and distress.

The sister is known for saying, “If we can help them learn how to learn, they will be self-educating for the rest of their lives.”

A St. Vincent de Paul dining room that nearly functions like a restaurant now offers makeshift sleeping quarters too.