2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative
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The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the University of Notre Dame hosted the 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, 2020. This annual event is part of CMS’s Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) which seeks to understand, expand and strengthen the work of Catholic institutions with immigrant communities. The conference:
- Presented perspectives on the major challenges facing immigrants, refugees, their families and faith communities, at a time of multiple crises;
- Explored promising and successful programs and ministries with immigrants in parishes, legal services programs, elementary schools, universities, the workplace, charities, community organizing entities, hospitals, and other institutions;
- Examined how changing national and international immigration and refugee policies are affecting Catholic institutions, their members and those they serve;
- Explored how Catholic institutions can strengthen their work in promoting the integration, protection, and empowerment of persons with strong roots in sending and receiving communities;
- Featured an annual address – named after CMS’s co-founder, Fr. Lydio Tomasi, c.s. – on the theological vision underlying the work of Catholic institutions with immigrants and refugees; and,
- Featured local migrant programs and ministries in the University of Notre Dame regional area.
Agenda – October 1, 2020
9:00 – 9:45AM (ET)
WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER
Daniela Alulema
Director of Programs
Center for Migration Studies
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Assistant Provost for Internationalization
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
Marie Lynn Miranda
Provost
University of Notre Dame
Most Reverend Kevin Rhoades
Bishop, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
9:45 – 10:00AM (ET)
BREAK
10:00 – 11:00AM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL I: BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING: IDENTIFYING AND ENGAGING THE PRESSING CHALLENGES OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
A diverse panel of immigrants and refugees will present their perspectives on the major challenges facing immigrants, refugees and their families, both in the broader society and in their faith communities, including new challenges related to COVID-19 and related policies. Note: Pre-Recorded site visits to La Casa de Amistad and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend are available for viewing in advance and at participants’ leisure.
***Interpretación simultánea inglés- español estará disponible || Simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available***
Moderator: Clemens Sedmak, Professor of Social Ethics; Interim Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Jose Arnulfo Cabrera, Director of Education and Advocacy for Migration, Ignatian Solidarity Network
- Sam Centellas, Executive Director, La Casa de Amistad
- Sharon Granados Mahato, Development Associate, Scalabrini International Migration Network
- Brenda Noriega, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
- Luz Ostrognai, Immigration Supervisor, Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
11:00 – 11:30AM (ET)
BREAK
11:30AM – 1:00PM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL II: HOW TO BUILD A MORE PROPHETIC, FAITHFUL, AND HOPEFUL CHURCH IN A TIME OF MULTIPLE CRISES
Migrants, refugees, their families, and communities face multiple crises – historically high levels of forcible displacement, the inequalities and injustices exacerbated by the pandemic, the loss of life and opportunity, and exclusionary attitudes and policies. This panel will speak to these conditions and challenges and will offer ideas and insights on how the Church can respond to the gifts and needs of migrants in a more prophetic, faithful, and hopeful way. It is hoped that this panel will lead to formal and informal gatherings throughout the conference on how the Church can concretely respond to current challenges and opportunities.
***Interpretación simultánea inglés- español estará disponible || Simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available***
Moderator: Kathy Curran, Senior Director, Public Policy, Catholic Health Association
Panelists:
- Rev. Sean Carroll, S.J., Executive Director, Kino Border Initiative
- His Eminence Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J., Under Secretary for the Section on Migrants and Refugees, Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development
- Ashley Feasley, Director of Policy, Migration and Refugee Services, USCCB
- Rev. Clete Kiley, Director for Immigration Policy, UNITE HERE
- Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
1:00 – 1:30PM (ET)
BREAK
1:30 – 2:45 PM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL III: FROM EMIGRATION TO IMMIGRATION COUNTRY: IRELAND’s ATTEMPT TO BUILD COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING
INTRODUCTION
Catherine Wilsdon
Programme Manager
University of Notre Dame’s Dublin Global Gateway
PRESENTER
Roderic O’Gorman, TD
Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Republic of Ireland
2:45 – 3:30PM (ET)
BREAK
This panel will discuss ways that Catholic parishes, hospitals, refugee and legal services programs, charities, and other institutions and ministries can rise to the immense challenges now facing immigrants, refugees, their families and communities. How can Catholic institutions adapt their work on immigrant protection, empowerment and integration, and assess its success in light of current challenges and opportunities? What new partnerships, programs and ministries will be needed?
Moderator: Bill Canny, Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, USCCB
Panelists:
- Anna Gallagher, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- Marjean Perhot, Director, Refugee and Immigration Services, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
- Elena Segura, Senior National Coordinator for Immigration, Archdiocese of Chicago
- Rachelle Wenger, System Vice President, Public Policy & Advocacy Engagement, CommonSpirit Health
- Gloria Whitcraft, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
5:00 – 6:00PM (ET)
COFFEE CHAT ROOMS
Tune into these sessions to participate in open discussions about specific issues, challenges, strategies and resources.
Chat 1: The stories, the dynamics, faces, beauty, and difficulties that make up and distinguish the Humanitarian Corridors project
Led by Ilaria Schnyder, Ford Family Research Assistant Professor; Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame
Chat 2: “No Dignity Left Behind: Respecting the Whole Person in Immigrant Integration Efforts”: Discussion issues of identity, self-perception, perception of others, and autonomy
Led by Paul Perrin, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Pulte Institute for Global Development; Associate Professor of the Practice in the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chat 3: “US Barriers to protection for children seeking asylum”: A discussion on family separation, children detention and changes to US asylum policies that have created additional hurdles for children seeking asylum
Led by Erin Corcoran, Executive Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies; Associate Teaching Professor in the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Chat 4: “Mobile Borders, Unmovable Polities?”: “Mobility” (i.e., externalization, outsourcing, bilateral agreements) of borders and what kinds of opportunities/ challenges for civic mobilization/ integration are afforded by such a scenario
Led by Maurizio Albahari, Associate Professor of Anthropology; Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame
Chat 5: Can the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework transform refugee camps into refugee-host communities of hope and belonging?
Led by Rahul Oka, Research Associate Professor of Global Affairs and Anthropology in the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame. Oka will discuss his findings from Kenyan Refugee Camps.
Chat 6: Local “sanctuary policies” affect immigrant community wellbeing with a focus on (1) crime and (2) institutional trust/legal cynicism.
Led by Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Notre Dame. In his most recent study, Martinez-Schuldt examined whether or not members of immigrant communities are more likely to report crime victimization after sanctuary policies are adopted within their local areas of residence
Chat 7: The work of the broader Notre Dame community in serving and advocating for immigrants and immigrant children
Led by Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center and Lisa Koop, Associate Director of Legal Services, National Immigrant Justice Center
Chat 8: The US Catholic Church and Immigrant Integration: Then and Now
Led by David Hollenbach, S.J. Pedro Arrupe Professor, Walsh School of Foreign Service and Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs and Giulia McPherson, Director of Advocacy and Operations, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.
Chat 10: The Work of the Vatican’s Migrant and Refugee Section – Grass-Roots, Episcopal Conferences, Roman Curia
Led by Fr. Robert Stark, S.S.S., Regional Coordinator – North America, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Migrants and Refugees Section, Dicastery for Human Development.
Chat 11: Working with and for Migrants and Refugees in Northern Indiana: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Led by Nyein Chan, Director of Refugee Resettlement and Job Development Services, Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
6:00 – 7:00PM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL V: OVERCOMING POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING
At a time of harsh and restrictionist federal policies, many states and localities have opted to treat immigrants and their families as full members of their communities, extending to them a range of services, programs and benefits. This panel will feature political leaders from cities and counties from across the United States who will discuss the role of local government in immigrant integration, protection, and defense at a time of multiple challenges and crises.
Moderator: J. Kevin Appleby, Center for Migration Studies
Panelists:
- The Honorable Tim Keller, Mayor of Albuquerque, NM
- The Honorable Dee Margo, Mayor of El Paso, TX
- Denis McDonough, Professor of Practice of Public Policy, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Agenda – October 2, 2020
8:00 – 9:30AM (ET)
WELCOME AND PRAYER & FR. LYDIO F. TOMASI, C.S. ANNUAL LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
WELCOME AND PRAYER
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame
INTRODUCTION
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies
LECTURE
His Eminence Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J.
Under Secretary for the Section on Migrants and Refugees
Dicastery for Integral Human Development
RESPONDENTS
Kristin Heyer
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Theology Department
Boston College
Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C.
Associate Provost
Associate Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame
***Interpretación simultánea inglés- español estará disponible || Simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available***
9:30 – 10:00AM (ET)
BREAK
10:00 – 11:30AM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL VI: HOW CAN CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS BETTER PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION, PROTECTION, AND DEFENSE FOR MIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND FAMILIES ROOTED IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES
Catholic teaching recognizes the right not to have to migrate, as well as the need to promote the full participation of immigrants, refugees, and their families in their new communities. This panel will explore how Catholic institutions can strengthen their work in promoting the integration, protection, and defense of persons with strong roots in sending and receiving communities. It will consider this challenge at a time of large-scale displacement, returns and removals, and economic hardship.
***Interpretación simultánea inglés- español estará disponible || Simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available***
Moderator: Rev. Leonir Chiarello, Superior General, Scalabrinian Missionaries
Panelists:
- Maruja MB Asis, Director, Scalabrini Migration Center of Manila
- Elizabeth Ferris, Research Professor, Institute for the Study of International Migration
- His Eminence Cardinal Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
- Rev. Robert Stark, S.S.S., Regional Coordinator – North America, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Migrants and Refugees Section, Dicastery for Human Development
- Mar Muñoz-Visoso, Executive Director, USCCB Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church
11:30AM – 12:00PM (ET)
BREAK
12:00 – 1:15PM (ET)
SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS: CULTURAL AND LEGAL OBSTACLES TO INTEGRATION
Moderator: Ilaria Schnyder, Ford Family Research Assistant Professor; Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Bill Canny, Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, USCCB
- Oliviero Forti, Manager of Caritas Italiana Immigration Office and President of Caritas Europa Migration Commission
- Rev. Pat Murphy, Director, Casa del Migrante, Tijuana
- Deacon Rudy Ovcjak, Director of Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto
Moderator: Luis Fraga, Rev. Donald P. McNeill, C.S.C., Professor of Transformative Latino Leadership, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Adrian Cristea, Executive Officer, Dublin City Interfaith Forum
- Michael N. Okińczyc-Cruz, Executive Director, Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership
- Roberta Ricucci, Associate Professor, University of Turin
Session III: Addressing the Legal Obstacles to Immigrant Integration, Protection and Defense
Moderator: Michelle Sardone, Deputy Director of Programs, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
Panelists:
- Rev. Filippo Ferraro, C.S., Executive Director, Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa
- Rudy Monterrosa, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School
- Rev. Mauro Verzeletti, C.S., Director, Casa del Migrante de Guatemala
***Interpretación simultánea inglés- español estará disponible || Simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be available***
Moderator: Kiku Huckle, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pace University
Panelists:
- Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Notre Dame University
- Mike Nicholson, Researcher, Center for Migration Studies
- Msgr. Robert Vitillo, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
Moderator: Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., Assistant Provost for Internationalization, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Donna Carroll, President, Dominican University (Riverforest, Illinois)
- Maria Silva, Director of Neighborhood and Community Engaged Partnerships, Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Action, University of San Diego
- Donald B. Taylor, President, Cabrini University (Radnor, Pennsylvania)
- Fr. Peter J. Walsh, C.S.C., Director of Campus Ministry, St. Edward’s University (Austin, Texas)
1:15 – 2:00PM (ET)
BREAK
2:00 – 3:15PM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL VII: MAINSTREAMING CATHOLIC TEACHING ON IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO CATHOLICS AND CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS
This panel will discuss ways to build parish communities of belonging, hope, and sanctuary, and to mainstream Catholic teaching on immigrants and refugees to the broader Catholic Church.
Moderator: Tim Matovina, Professor and Chair of the Theology Department, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Brian Fraga, Contributing Editor, Our Sunday Visitor
- Brett Hoover, Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University
- Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ, Assistant Director for the USCCB Subcommittee on Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees, and Travelers
- Hosffman Ospino, Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
- Sr. Hortensia del Villar, Director of the Office of Community Services and Outreach, Diocese of San Bernardino
3:15 – 4:00PM (ET)
BREAK
4:00 – 4:30PM (ET)
STUDENT PANEL DISCUSSION
Discussion with Notre Dame Students Doing Work with Migrants and Refugees
Moderator: Ilaria Schnyder, Ford Family Research Assistant Professor, Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow, University of Notre Dame
Panelists:
- Syeda Arbab, Graduate Student, University of Notre Dame
- Elsa Barron, Student, University of Notre Dame
- Sofia Piecuch, Graduate Student, University of Notre Dame
- Kara Venzian, Graduate Student, University of Notre Dame
4:30 – 5:45PM (ET)
PLENARY PANEL VIII: A REFLECTION ON MIGRATION, PROTECTION, AND RACE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE HOLY FATHER’S CALL TO GO TO THE PERIPHERIES
This last panel of the conference will reflect on the interrelated themes of migration, protection, and race in the context of Pope Francis’ call to Catholics to go to the peripheries. Participants will explore these themes from the perspective of marginalized communities—at the US-Mexico border and in the US interior—that are bearing the brunt of current crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, racial and ethnic discrimination, and nativist policies. It will reflect on what these realities mean for Catholic institutions, individually and collectively.
Moderator: Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies
Panelists:
- Stacy Allen, Chairwoman, Young Adult Catholics of African Descent, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- Dylan Corbett, Executive Director, Hope Border Institute
- Joan Neal, M.A. Pastoral Studies, CMS Board Member
- Sr. Norma Pimentel, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley
5:45 – 6:00PM (ET)
CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT & MODERATED DISCUSSION WITH CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS: IDEAS FOR STRENGTHENING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH’S WORK WITH IMMIGRANTS AND CLOSING REFLECTIONS
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C.
Assistant Provost for Internationalization
Associate Professor of Political Science
University of Notre Dame
Multimedia
Welcome and Opening Prayer | 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
Nov, 13 2020 Posted in Event VideoCMS and the University of Notre Dame welcomed participants to the 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference.
Plenary Panel I: Identifying and Engaging the Pressing Challenges of Immigrants and Refugees
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoPanelists presented their perspectives on the major challenges facing immigrants, refugees, and their families, both in the broader society and in their faith communities, including new challenges related to COVID-19 and related policies.
Plenary Panel II: Building a More Prophetic, Faithful, and Hopeful Church
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoMigrants, refugees, their families, and communities face multiple crises – historically high levels of forcible displacement, the inequalities and injustices exacerbated by the pandemic, the loss of life and opportunity, and exclusionary attitudes and policies. This panel spoke to these conditions and challenges and offered ideas and insights on how the Church can respond to the gifts and needs of migrants in a more prophetic, faithful, and hopeful way.
Plenary Panel III: Ireland’s Attempt to Build Communities of Belonging
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoRoderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, and Integration, describes Ireland’s efforts to build communities of belonging.
Plenary Panel IV: How Should Catholic Institutions Adapt Their Work?
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoPanelists discuss ways that Catholic parishes, hospitals, refugee and legal services programs, charities, and other institutions and ministries can rise to the immense challenges now facing immigrants, refugees, and their families and communities.
Plenary Panel V: Overcoming Political Obstacles to Building Communities of Belonging
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoAt a time of harsh and restrictionist federal policies, many states and localities have opted to treat immigrants and their families as full members of their communities, extending to them a range of services, programs, and benefits.
2020 Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration | Mobility and Lockdown: Challenges to the Human
Oct, 01 2020 Posted in Event VideoEstablished in 2014, the Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration addresses a migration-related topic of pressing concern to faith communities. Fr. Tomasi, a founding member of the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), directed the institute from 1968 to 2001. Co-sponsored with the University of Notre Dame, the 2020 Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration was delivered by His Eminence Cardinal Michael F. Czerny, SJ, Under-Secretary for the Migrants & Refugees Section of the Vatican Dicastery for Human Development.
Plenary Panel VI: How Can Catholic Institutions Better Promote Integration, Protection, and Defense
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoPanelists explored how Catholic institutions can strengthen their work in promoting the integration, protection, and defense of persons with strong roots in sending and receiving communities.
Plenary Panel VII: Mainstreaming Catholic Teaching on Immigrants and Refugees
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoThis panel discussed ways to build parish communities of belonging, hope, and sanctuary, and to mainstream Catholic teaching on immigrants and refugees to the broader Catholic Church.
University of Notre Dame Student Panel
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoPlenary Panel VIII: A Reflection on Migration, Protection, and Race
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoThe final panel of the conference reflected on the interrelated themes of migration, protection, and race in the context of Pope Francis’ call to Catholics to go to the peripheries.
Simultaneous Session I: Community Sponsorship Models for Immigrant Integration
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoSession I: Community Sponsorship Models for Immigrant Integration in Europe and North America: Challenges and Opportunities
Simultaneous Session II: Working Through Cultural Obstacles to Integration and Empowerment
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoSession II: Working Through Cultural Obstacles to Immigrant Integration and Empowerment: Understanding Differences in Attitudes Toward Migrants in North America and Europe
Simultaneous Session III: Addressing the Legal Obstacles to Immigrant Integration
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoSession III: Addressing the Legal Obstacles to Immigrant Integration, Protection and Defense
Simultaneous Session IV: Bringing Research to Bear on the Needs of Catholic Institutions
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoSession IV: Bringing Research to Bear on the Needs of Catholic Institutions, and the Migrant Populations They Serve
Simultaneous Session V: Reflections on the Role of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Integration
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoSession V: Reflections on the Role of Catholic Colleges and Universities On Immigrant Integration and the Challenges They Face in their Service to Immigrants
Conference Adjournment & Closing Reflections | 2020 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
Oct, 02 2020 Posted in Event VideoConference Adjournment & Moderated Discussion With Conference Participants: Ideas for Strengthening the Catholic Church’s Work With Immigrants and Closing Reflections
Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration
Established in 2014, the Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration addresses a migration-related topic of pressing concern to faith communities. Fr. Tomasi, a founding member of the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), directed the institute from 1968 to 2001. Past lectures have been delivered by: Dr. Hosffman Ospino, Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education at Boston College; Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck, Distinguished Scholar of Theology and Latino Studies at Loyola Marymount University; Dr. Maria Clara Bingemer, Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) and Brazilian Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Democracy and Human Development in the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame; and Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D., Pastor of St. Mark’s Parish in El Paso, Texas.
Co-sponsored with the University of Notre Dame, the 2020 Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration was delivered by His Eminence Cardinal Michael F. Czerny, SJ, Under-Secretary for the Migrants & Refugees Section of the Vatican Dicastery for Human Development. Cardinal Czerny joined the Jesuit Order in 1963 and was ordained a Catholic priest in 1973. He has worked in social justice ministry in Canada, Central America, Africa — principally on human rights, health, peace, ecology, and AIDS. Since 2010, his work has focused on migrants and refugees. A good writer and speaker in several languages, he works to make connections, especially with the Church, and help others to cooperate. On December 14, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him under-secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. The Holy Father consecrated Michael Czerny a bishop on October 4, 2019, making him titular archbishop of Benevento. On October 5, 2019, Pope Francis made him Cardinal Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo, Rome.
WELCOME AND PRAYER
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
President, University of Notre Dame
INTRODUCTION
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies
LECTURE
His Eminence Michael F. Cardinal Czerny, S.J.
Under Secretary for the Section on Migrants and Refugees
Dicastery for Integral Human Development
RESPONDENTS
Kristin Heyer
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Theology Department
Boston College
Rev. Daniel Groody, C.S.C.
Associate Provost
Associate Professor of Theology
University of Notre Dame
Planning Groups
- Archdiocese of Chicago, IL
- Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis
- Boston College
- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston, MA
- Catholic Health Association of the United States
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)
- Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
- Centro Scalabrini – Casa del Migrante Tijuana
- City of Dallas
- Diocese of Brooklyn
- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
- Hope Border Institute
- Kino Border Initiative
- La Casa de Amistad
- Mexican American Catholic College
- Migration and Refugee Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- Office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education, Archdiocese of Chicago, IL
- Scalabrini International Migration Network
- Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
- St. Mark Catholic Church in El Paso, TX