Border bishop takes lead role in Catholic migrant ministry

El Paso Catholic bishop takes a lead role in tending migrants seeking asylum at the border

EL PASO— With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish – Bishop Mark Seitz introduced himself to migrants eating soup in the shelter on the grounds of...

Border bishop takes lead role in Catholic migrant ministry

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish – Bishop Mark Seitz introduced himself to migrants eating soup in the shelter on the grounds of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, less than two miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. The migration crisis roiling the borderlands is literally in the backyard of the new chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee, a ministry started a century ago. Se…

Bishop takes lead in Catholic migrant ministry

As the first border bishop to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee in at least 20 years, Mark Seitz of El Paso hopes his on-the-ground experience will bring “new energy” to this long-standing church ministry. (Jan. 6) (AP Video: Lekan Oyekanmi)

Border bishop takes lead role in Catholic migrant ministry

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish...

Border bishop takes lead role in Catholic migrant ministry

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish – Bishop Mark Seitz introduced himself to migrants eating soup in the shelter on the grounds of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, less than two miles from the U.S.

Border bishop takes lead role in Catholic migrant ministry

With a cheerful “soy Marcos” – “I’m Mark,” in Spanish – Bishop Mark Seitz introduced himself to migrants eating soup in the shelter on the grounds of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, less than two miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.