Here is Pope Pius XII’s speech on the occasion of the proclamation of St. Frances Cabrini as the heavenly Patroness of Emigrants.
Why is Mother Cabrini called “The Patroness of Immigrants”?
Despite having a missionary charism, Mother Cabrini was sent by Pope Leo XIII to the millions of Italian immigrants who, at the end of the 20th century, left Italy for other shores in search of work, a better future and a better standard of living. Mother Cabrini dedicated herself completely and passionately to immigrants, above all in North and South America, establishing for them schools, orphanages, hospitals, missions and centers.
Pope Pius XII declared her “Universal Patroness of Immigrants” in 1950.
