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Canada as well turned out to be a land of promise for Italian migrants after WW 2. The urgent needs of the migrants and the frequent requests by the Bishops induced the Scalabrinians to open missions all across the country. Later, as it happened in the USA, our attention turned also to Portuguese and Hispanic Communities. A vast amount of work was done, such as erecting Churches and other types of structures. This remarkable spirit of initiative was also manifested in devising new pastoral solutions, such as the creation of multiethnic parish communities. On-going projects
The United States have always been the
land of welcome and freedom, welcoming millions of migrants from all
nationalities and giving them employment and dignity. On-going projects
For the past 50 years or so, many desperate people have looked at the Mexican-US border as their escape route to reach the so-called American dream. Along this border, scenes of hope and desperation are a daily occurrence, and here, so that hope may not fade, is where the Scalabrinians, as border missionaries, have pitched their tent. The flowering of vocations in our Mexican seminaries is the sign that the Lord himself has guided us in this part of the world. On-going projects
The Scalabrinian presence in Guatemala, according to the Scalabrini charism, focuses on the human being in its widest sense and expression. In other words Scalabrinians consider mankind in its human, cultural, spiritual and environmental components. In addition to specific pastoral care, attention is given to social concerns, helping migrants settling down and providing them with the necessary environment to survive in the new land. The missionaries are present to welcome the new comers, to give support to their values and to facilitate their dialogue with the local society and Church. This approach requires flexibility in the apostolic methods and structures, and the humility to recognize that only little could be done, like a sign for others to follow. The missionaries are migrants with migrants, meeting them at their level and encouraging them to organize themselves. On-going projects
Haitian and Dominican people are referred to as “latinos”, but actually they are distinct peoples, different in language and culture, with some common traits, such as: the sad burden of past history, endemic poverty, and apparently stagnant economies. For many of them the dreams can only come true elsewhere and migration seems the only ultimate solution. But they are also people of hope: the poor, in fact, are those with enough courage to change things. We have joined them to keep their hopes alive. On-going projects
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