The US bishops are offering a #Bordermass today for the 6,000 migrants who have died in the U.S. desert since 1998.
From USCCB:
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, joined by bishops on the border, will travel to Nogales, Arizona, March 30-April 1, 2014, to tour the U.S.-Mexico border and celebrate Mass on behalf of the close to 6,000 migrants who have died in the U.S. desert since 1998.
You can watch it live in just a few moments here:
The following bishops are a part of this mission (Twitter links included where available):
- His Eminence Sean Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston
- Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle and Chairman, USCCB Committee on Migration
- Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson
- Most Reverend John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City
- Most Reverend Mark Seitz, Bishop of El Paso
- Most Reverend Oscar Cantu, Bishop of Las Cruces, NM
- Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, NM
- Most Reverend Luis Zarama, Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta
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