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Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers
International pastoral ministers have always been a part of the fabric of the Catholic Church in the United States. They were instrumental in bringing the faith to our shores, they helped nourish that faith, and they continue to serve generously among us to this day. Many of our American saints were international pastoral ministers, from St. Frances Xavier Cabrini to St. Mother Theodore Guerin, from St. Isaac Jogues to St. John Neumann and St. Damien de Veuster. We must acknowledge that, from the time of the earliest missionaries to our land until the present day, we have benefited from the ministry of so many from other lands and cultures. The richness of their diversity has helped us to appreciate and more fully embrace our catholicity.