EVENTS IN 2023
July 21-23, 2023 - The 4th African National Eucharistic Congress (ANEC) will be held in Washington, DC. For more information, please check out the website.
EVENTS IN 2020*
(*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, dates below may be subject to change or cancellation. Please know all of the PCMRT communities and ministers who serve them are in our prayers.)
June 9, 2020 - The Subcommittee for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers meeting will be held in Detroit, MI.
August 6-9, 2020 - The Kenya Catholic Community in America's (KCCA) 9th Annual Swahili Mass and Convention will be held in Brooklyn Park, MN. The main celebrant will be Rt. Rev. Joseph Obanyi Sagwe, Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya.
September 2020 - The Archdiocese of Washington's 23rd Annual Mother of Africa Pilgrimage will be held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Check back for more information.
November 15, 2020 - The Subcommittee for the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers meeting will be held in Baltimore, MD.
December 12, 2020 - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, unborn children, and the New Evangelization.
NEWSLETTERS
Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers (PCMRT)
Please view past and current issues of the PCMRT e-newsletter in the e-newsletter archive.
Stella Maris
The Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network (CMFN)/La Red Católica del Campesino Migrante sends out a biannual newsletter. La Red Católica del Campesino Migrante envía un boletín bianual.
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
To Go Forth log from USCCB's Department of Justice, Peace & Human Development
PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF MIGRANTS AND ITINERANT PEOPLE
- Message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2017
- Message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2016
- Message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2015
- 7th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants 2014 Letter and Final Document
English | Spanish | French | Italian - Press Release for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2014
English | Spanish | French | Italian - Discourse of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees English 2014
- Discourse of Pope Francis for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Italian 2014
ETHNIC MINISTRIES' PAST EVENTS
Caribbean Catholic Community
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March 11, 2017 - Caribbean Catholics of North America (CCNA) hosted their annual Lenten retreat at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Silver Spring, MD.
African Catholic Community
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June 12-14, 2015 - The African Heritage Conference sponsored by the Archdiocese of Richmond was held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Richmond, VA.
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April 24-26, 2015 - The 13th Annual Igbo Catholic Community USA (ICCUSA) Convention was held in Brooklyn, NY.
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October 19, 2014 - The 1st Annual African Heritage Mass was celebrated at St. Cyprian Church in Philadelphia, PA. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia sponsored an African Heritage Mass for the African community of Philadelphia. Read the news article and view pictures in the archdiocesan newspaper about the event.
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April 25-28, 2014 - The 11th Annual Igbo Catholic Community (ICCUSA) Convention was held in Raleigh, NC.
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Stella Maris
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Visit the Stella Maris in the United States webpage for more information about upcoming and past events.
Migrant Farmworkers
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The Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network (CMFN)/La Red Católica del Campesino Migrante. For more information visit their website or Facebook page. Para más información, visite su sitio web o página de Facebook.
Tourism Ministry
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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. For more information on events going on year-round, visit their website.
National Advisers Meeting
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The National Advisers Meeting was held on July 10-12, 2014 at the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Religious leaders and advocates from around the nation gathered to discuss the future of pastoral care for migrants, refugees, and travelers in the United States.
Bishop J. Kevin Boland sent greetings from the Holy Land
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Bishop J. Kevin Boland, Bishop Promoter of the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS), sent his greetings from the Sea of Galilee as the bishops continued their peace pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 2014.