From The Georgia Bulletin:
Parents are afraid to drive to work and children listen for a knock at the door. Families worry that a loved one may leave home and never return.
Those fears are reaching Catholic communities across the Southern region in the United States, said church leaders on Sept. 30 at the regional gathering, “Deepening Our Moral Witness.”
Nearly 200 people gathered in Knoxville to confront the effects of immigration enforcement and organize a plan rooted in solidarity with migrants.
The conference invited diocesan leaders and communicators, including bishops, clergy, religious sisters, Catholic ministry leaders, communication directors, journalists and community partners from across the region to discuss how the Church can better respond to the fear affecting families.
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