Sister Norma Pimentel

LCWR award recipient embraces ‘holy chaos’ of her ministry to migrants
- Aug 20, 2019
As the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on the U.S.-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel sees up to 800 migrants every day pouring into her center in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. The center is often their first stop after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

By Soli Salgado and Dan Stockman
Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’
- Aug 2, 2019
Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July 25-28 at the University of Utah.

By Linda Petersen
Sister Pimentel shares stories from the border with U.S. priests
- Jul 12, 2019
If Sister Norma Pimentel has said it once, she has said it dozens of times: She is “a U.S. citizen by chance.”

By Catholic News Service

Smithsonian inquiring about drawings made by children at Catholic center
- Jul 10, 2019
The Smithsonian Museum of American History is looking at the possibility of acquiring for its collection drawings made by children ages 10 and 11 at a Catholic Charities center in Texas, which may depict their stay at federal detention centers for immigrants near the border.

By Rhina Guidos
Border bishops address different kind of crisis involving children
- Jun 15, 2019
While the sex abuse crisis consumed the June meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, prelates who work on the border, such as Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, have been facing a different crisis also involving children.

By Rhina Guidos
America’s most prominent nun says women should ‘seize the moment’
- Mar 26, 2019
Sister Norma Pimentel, arguably the most prominent Catholic woman in America today, has said she believes discussion on women is moving in the right direction, and it is time for women to step up, take initiative and be proactive in the Church.

By Elise Harris