Global efforts to combat human trafficking must focus on pressuring national governments to take action against traffickers and to eliminate systems of injustice that create the conditions for … [Read more...] about Events for Day Against Trafficking Focus on Need for Action
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Sister Denise’s Work with Migrants
As a part of the Women, War, and Peace II series, PBS featured Sister Denise LaRock and her work with migrants. Sister Denise LaRock is a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul and has been … [Read more...] about Sister Denise’s Work with Migrants
Public Statement on Treatment of Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of the United States of America are moved to speak out on behalf of those suffering along our borders and in detention centers. We raise our voices in … [Read more...] about Public Statement on Treatment of Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers
St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago Celebrates 150 Years
When Sister Walburga Gehring was chosen to head up the first Catholic hospital on the North Side of Chicago, the beginning could hardly have been less auspicious. Sister Walburga was sent from a … [Read more...] about St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago Celebrates 150 Years
Sister Consuelo Tovar Working with Immigrants in San Antonio
A growing number of Americans are open to increases in legal immigration, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey found that few Americans believe undocumented immigrants take … [Read more...] about Sister Consuelo Tovar Working with Immigrants in San Antonio




