Bishop Kevin Kenney was born in Minneapolis and has ministered to Latino communities there for years. Now an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, he speaks to America about the realities facing Latino Catholics on the ground and what the Catholic Church is doing to support them.
0:00 ICE outside churches and schools
4:45 How the Catholic Church is responding
10:00 Targeting criminals only?
11:45 Preaching during the crisis
15:12 Ministering to ICE
16:45 Latinos have enriched Minneapolis
18:53 Longterm effects
23:45 Pope Leo and prioritizing immigration
34:00 What Bishop Kenney is praying for
Links for further reading:
- Twin Cities pastors preach on the killing of Alex Pretti: ‘We are walking in darkness and living in fear’
- I’m a Minnesota Catholic mom. Here’s what my neighbors are saying about ICE
- No more funding for ICE without reform. Congress must act
- Bishop Tyson: Not all are called to be martyrs like Alex Pretti. But we can be witnesses
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