Prayer vigil to end family detention

Several events are being held around the country — visit We Belong Together to find one near you.

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is one of the sponsors of a prayer vigil to be held on Saturday, May 2, at 5:30 pm, Lafayette Park, across from the White House.

This interfaith vigil will be held as a sign of our solidarity with the hundreds of mothers and children from Central America who are being detained in Texas and Pennsylvania. We will gather to urge President Obama to close all family detention facilities and end this inhumane practice.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Nye, Advocacy Associate at the Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, at enye@columban.org or 202-635-5811.

Also see the Facebook event page.

Co-sponsored by: Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach,Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), Maryknoll Global Concerns, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Refugee and Immigration Ministries Disciples Home Missions (Disciples of Christ), Franciscan Action Network (FAN), Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, Daughters of Charity- Province of St. Louise, Conference of Major Superiors of Men

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