A Texas nun who advocates immigrants is making an unexpected trip to Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral a decade after the Pontiff praised her during an ABC 2015 news event.
Sister Norma Pimentel has been the face of the defense of immigrants in southern Texas for more than a decade, supervising the Rio Grande Valley in her role as executive director of Catholic Charisies.
Sister Norma Pimental shows during an interview with ABC News.
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Speaking to ABC News on Thursday, Pimentel recalled his work with migrant families in 2014 when he helped the border patrol to respond to large groups of families that arrive in poor condition, mainly from El Salvador. He highlighted the community’s response in Sacred Heart Parish Hall and discussed the impact of Pope Francis’s support.
“I visited Rome and wrote cards and sent a video message,” Pimentel told ABC News. “After that, they invited the Vatican a couple of times to speak and I also met the Holy Father.”
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-ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal, James Scholz and Doc Louallen
