Migrant and Refugee: the Weakest Side of the Pandemic
Rio de Janeiro, May 1, 2020 - The data indicates that "in the United States, cities with Brazilian and Hispanic migrants have 30% more deaths from COVID-19" (Cf. UOL Site,…
Thoughts from The Fourth Floor
Tijuana, April 28, 2020 - As you enter the Casa del Migrante for the first time, the initial thing that catches your attention is the huge staircase that leads you…
In Johannesburg, Hunger Scares More Than the Coronavirus
Johannesburg, April 28, 2020 – Fr. Pablo Velasquez, Scalabrinian missionary in the suburb of La Rochelle, South Africa: "If things continue like this, we will never make it with our own resources."…
Migrants Play a Critical Role in the Health Care Sector
São Paulo, April 22, 2020 - Globally, migrants play an increasingly important role in the field of healthcare. As the global population of older people and children continues to grow,…
Closed Borders, Essential Crossings, Deportations, Pandemic Spread, and Stigmatization
Guadalajara, April 21, 2020 - just over a month ago, on March 18, 2020, the United States government decided to close its borders with Canada and Mexico to “non-essential crossings,”…
Covid-19 Emergency in the Philippines. Father Prigol: “Never Seen Such Solidarity”
From Manila, the missionary recounts the difficulties of the Scalabrinian migrant centers due to the pandemic Manila, April 7, 2020 - From Manila, the Philippines, the Scalabrinian missionary Father Paulo Prigol…
“One house” So That Nobody is Excluded
Rome, March 30, 2020 - In the difficult global health moment that we are experiencing, the Scalabrinian Missionaries of Europe Africa, through the operational arm of the Scalabrinian Agency for…
Migrants and Covid 19
Guadalajara, March 25, 2020 - The pandemic caused by the rapid expansion of Covid-19 is forcing international organizations, governments, companies, and society, in general, to take radical measures to avoid…
Fr. Leonir Chiarello: “The Immobility Imposed on the Missionaries of Human Mobility is an Opportunity to Increase Pastoral Creativity”
From Guatemala, where he is due to the canonical visit interrupted by the provisions for the coronavirus pandemic, the Superior General of the Scalabrinian missionaries sent a message to all…
Students From Scalabrinian Schools in Cúcuta, Colombia Received School Kits
Cúcuta, March 4, 2020 - Like every beginning of the year, from our Scalabrinian Mission, we make alliances for the delivery of school supplies to low-income children donated by local…