Dear Monsignors, Fathers, Deacons, Diocesan Pastoral Associates, Pastoral Ministers, Diocesan Staff and Seminarians;
Please find enclosed a Pastoral Letter released today by the Bishops of Ohio to Immigrants. While the letter is addressed to immigrants, it is important that we all recognize the plight of our brothers and sisters who have migrated to this country in search of a better life but now live in great fear.
Also enclosed is a flier that contains the Catholic Church’s Principles of Immigration and our role in advocating for immigration reform. Thanks for your attention to this matter, which is a matter of human dignity. Together, let us pray, ”That All May Be One.”
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Reverend David J. Bonnar
Bishop of Youngstown
Learn more at ohiocathconf.org/immigration and to read the Pastoral Letter in Spanish, Haitian Creole and French.
