In 2020 Sr. Norma Pimentel was named one of the 100 most influential people in the US and has recently received the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award by the interfaith Pacem in Terris Coalition (click here). She met with the US Catholic Conference of Bishops after recent press attacks on her and Catholic Charities for their assisting asylum applicants (click here).
In Brownsville, Texas, Sr. Norma has been on the front lines of the immigration crisis in the U.S. for decades--witnessing first-hand the effect of U.S. immigration policy at the southern border, including the 2020 Title 42 order barring individuals without documentation from entering the U.S. As the nation contemplates ending Title 42, anti-immigrant efforts are growing.
Sr. Norma is coming to visit Strangers No Longer in Michigan to help us understand what is going on at the border and to nourish our souls and those of your parishioners and friends.