A Texas nun who advocates for immigrants is making an surprising journey to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral a decade after the pontiff singled her out for reward throughout a 2015 ABC Information occasion.
Sister Norma Pimentel has been the face of immigrant advocacy in South Texas for greater than a decade, overseeing the Rio Grande Valley in her function as govt director of Catholic Charities.
Sister Norma Pimental is proven throughout an interview with ABC Information.
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Talking to ABC Information on Thursday, Pimentel recalled her work with migrant households in 2014 when she helped Border Patrol reply to massive teams of households arriving in poor situations, largely from El Salvador. She highlighted the group’s response at Sacred Coronary heart Parish Corridor and mentioned the influence of Pope Francis’ help.
“I visited Rome and wrote him letters and he despatched a video message,” Pimentel advised ABC Information. “After that, I used to be invited to the Vatican a few occasions to talk and I met the Holy Father as effectively.”
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-ABC Information’ Mireya Villarreal, James Scholz and Doc Louallen
