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Catholic parishes throughout Minnesota in celebrated Statewide Immigration Sunday on January 4, 2009, the Feast of the Epiphany. The theme for Immigration Sunday, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, invited us to renew our commitment to welcome our immigrant sisters and brothers. The Feast of the Epiphany was a perfect day to celebrate Immigration Sunday, because it is a day that centers on our unity as one human family, and our call to welcome everyone with dignity, respect and love.
Read the 2008 Statement on Immigration from the Bishops of Minnesota.
Read the Statement of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Minnesota on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, June 6, 2007.
Read Bishop Harrington’s Immigration Response from 2006.
Read the Bishops’ Statement in Response to the Swift and Co. Raids, December 21, 2006.
Over 100 media outlets covered the story – including mpr, WCCO, KFAI and media in Nicaragua, Venezuela and Mexico. Read articles about Immigration Sunday at Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Service, and the Star Tribune. You can also see a report from Fox News Mankato.
The Social Concerns Department of the Minnesota Catholic Conference created a series of educational materials to help parishes prepare for Statewide Immigration Sunday. The Statewide Immigration Sunday Planning Guide includes the following materials, and can be downloaded below:
