The religious community of the missionaries of San Carlos, known as the Scalabrinians and dedicated to the attention of migrants, will withdraw their presence of the Diocese of Nuevo Laredo, state of Tamaulipas, on the northern border of Mexico with the United States. The decision is due to the lack of vocations in the manly branch of the congregation.
On February 6, the diocese shared the news through a statementin which he expressed his gratitude for the almost 20 years of the presence of the Scalabrinian priests, who were “in charge of the diocesan migratory pastoral This time they were given. ”
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“In addition to the problems that we face every day as a society, also as a diocesan Catholic Church we are presented constant challenges; One of them is the crisis of priestly vocations and the consecrated life. Because of this, several religious congregations, both feminine and masculine, have retired from our diocese in the last 10 years, ”said the statement.
The Diocese of Nuevo Laredo, adjacent to the city of Laredo, in Texas (United States), has become one of the most traveled routes by migrants seeking to cross north. In this area, temporary settlements have been formed, where people remain while waiting for opportunities to legally cross or find alternatives.
Therefore, the diocese recognized “all its efforts, its delivery and courage in the exercise of its mission. May the Lord Jesus Christ reward them, to one hundred by one, all the work of love that sowed with our migrant brothers. ”
On the other hand, he pointed out that he remains in communication with the local authorities “to add, at the time that all the initiatives of attention to the migrant brothers are required.”
Presence of scalabrinians in Mexico
The Communication Office of the Scalabrinian missionaries in North and Central America, shared with ACI Press that the manly branch, founded in 1887, is present in 32 countries around the world, with approximately 650 members, of which 19 are in Mexico.
In the country, the Congregation has migrants attention houses in Iztapalapa, in Mexico City; in Ecatepec, located in the State of Mexico; in Tijuana, Baja California; and Guadalajara, Jalisco. In addition, it supports other houses of diocesan migrants in various states.
Diego López Colín
I am a graduate of journalism at the Carlos Septién García school with experience of religious institutional communication. Since 2016 I write for digital media and, since 2018, I report the most important news about the Catholic event in Mexico for the Ewtn news channel. ACI Press correspondent in Mexico since 2023.