The Cabrini Mission Foundation has a long history of working with migrants and displaced people. Responding to the Gospel call for justice and love, honoring the Catholic Social Teachings on the dignity of all persons, and continuing the legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Patroness of Immigrants, the Cabrini Mission Foundation is committed to: WELCOME as…
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What an exciting day April 22nd turned out to be for Cabrini of Westchester. On that day, Deborah Mosley, a trained storyteller, Ellen Tessitore, a certified NY State Teacher and Lorraine Campanelli, Director of Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY presented a workshop at a national conference. The workshop, ‘Intergenerational, Intercultural Art and Storytelling…
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by Beverly Bryde, Dean for the School of Education at Cabrini University At the Heart of Education at Cabrini UniversityAn education of the heart at Cabrini University is a transformative process for all who are engaged in the institutional mission, entitled Education of the Heart. Our university mission states “Cabrini University is a Catholic institution of…
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Education of the Heart Means ActionCabrini High School in New Orleans recently sent out a powerful message addressed to both their immediate Cabrini community but applicable to our Cabrini World and the world at large. Their letter confronts systemic racial inequality in the United States, highlighted by the recent killings of innocent black civilians. It …
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Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and we started our Lent Journey. Many Sisters around Cabrini World served through their pastoral ministries in the parishes and in our sponsored ministries. In the photo above, Sister Alfonsina Gomes, MSC, is in her pastoral ministry on Ash Wednesday at St. Cabrini Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry, NY (USA). She’s imposing…
Read More~ by Ella Nimmo, Director of Community Programs & Development at Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC About Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC (CIS-NYC) provides essential services to immigrants in New York City in the spirit of Mother Cabrini, Patron Saint of Immigrants. Our mission is to empower immigrants through education, access…
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~ by Abel Rodríguez Inaugural Director, Center on Immigration and Assistant Professor of Religion, Law, and Social Justice Cabrini University At the Heart of Our Work The Center on Immigration at Cabrini University seeks to honor the legacy of Saint Francesca Cabrini by advancing the human rights and human dignity of people in migration. We do this work through…
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Cabrini Immigrant Services (CIS), Dobbs Ferry, NY has remained in close contact with its clients throughout this challenging time of pandemic. Many of them lost their jobs, and others were forced to stop working to care for their out of school children. Through generous grants and donors, and through community resources, Cabrini Immigrant Services has…
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The heart of our mission is prayer and hospitality. Our daily routine of morning Mass, retreats, praying and lighting candles at the grotto, drinking water from the spring, walking the steps and interacting with our visitors came to a screeching halt with the Coronavirus restrictions. Mother Cabrini Shrine is open 365 days a year and…
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CIS-NYC‘s staff and volunteers have mobilized quickly to shift our legal and social services to take place virtually, and to meet the growing needs of our community members, many of whom are finding themselves jobless, sick, or unable to pay their bills. Many in New York City are struggling to pay for groceries. CIS-NYC’s Food…
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