Remembering
a Trip to the Border
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By Bishop Oscar Cantú
(Editor’s note: From September 23-27, Bishop Oscar Cantú was a part of a delegation
from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that participated in the
USCCB Episcopal Encounter with Migrants at the Border. Bishop Cantú was
joined by Bishops from Las Cruces, NM, El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
During the course of the trip, Bishop Cantú documented his experiences on
Facebook. Here are those posts).
September 23
As USCCB
liaison to Migrant
Farmworkers,
Bishop Cantú begins
a week of encounter
on the southern
border in El Paso,
Texas. Here, Father
Robert Stark, of
the Vatican Section
on Migrants and
Refugees, addresses
the participants.
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September 25
Some images as we crossed into Ciudad
Juárez to encounter migrants on the
Mexican side of the border.
(Above) Discussing how
immigration affects young
people at t he encounter
with Migrant Workers in
El Paso. Young people are
tremendously resilient, yet
they face many challenges.
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(Right) Began the day with the
Eucharist, before crossing the
border into Ciudad Juárez.
Bishop Oscar Cantú at
St. Pius X Church in El Paso, TX.