Rhina Guidos, Author at Crux

Bishops disappointed in Texas official seeking to end immigration policy
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- July 23, 2017
The bishops of Texas wrote a letter to their attorney general expressing their disappointment in his push to end DACA. They wrote, “These individuals contribute to the economy, serve honorably in our armed forces, excel in our schools and universities, minister in our churches, and volunteer in our communities. Texans should be proud to claim them as our own.”
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U.S. bishops call for permanent protection for young migrants
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- July 22, 2017
Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, chair of the migration committee of the USCCB, wrote a statement urging the Trump administration and members of the U.S. Congress to “ensure permanent protection” for the estimated 750,000 youth in the DACA program, also known as DREAMERS, who otherwise risk deportation.
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Migrant advocates show support for border bishop’s call for solidarity
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- July 20, 2017
El Paso’s Bishop Mark J. Seitz says the current system of deportations is one that “forces people to their deaths,” and the Catholic community needs to respond, particularly by accompanying people in their struggles.
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Border bishop denounces hateful words, militarization of border

In a pastoral letter on migration, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, encouraged faithful to welcome immigrants and refugees and acknowledge their plight. To people coming into the U.S. the bishop said not to be afraid and to remember that “We stand with you!”

Holy Land Franciscans build interreligious bridges with Buddhist camp

A group of more than 30 Buddhist children, ages 7 to 18, from the U.S. Zen Institute summer camp in Germantown, Maryland, visited the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington to learn about Christianity, St. Francis and his followers.

Franciscan friar trades a field of dreams for an empire for the poor

Franciscan Father Flavian Mucci wanted to put into practice what the founder of the Franciscans called them to do: love the poor. For fifty years he has lived in El Salvador, and his focus has always been on the poor, through the war, the gang violence, and the abandonment of the country by others due to hardships.