By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
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Photographer: Sister Elizabeth Worley
Panelists discuss how to minister to immigrants during the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando. Sitting at the table, from left, are Sister Myrna Tordillo, a staff member with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Miami; Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Garcia of Austin, Texas; and Corinne Monogue of the Diocese of Arlington, Va.
ORLANDO | Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Miami joined a Monday panel on immigrants at the Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America.
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Photographer: Sister Elizabeth Worley
Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino makes a point July 3 during the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando.
The break-out session was titled "Lord, Who Is My Neighbor: Solidarity with the Immigrant." The panelists discussed how to reach out to immigrants in the peripheries; they then invited audience questions and comments.
Besides Bishop Baldacchino, the panel included Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Garcia of Austin, Texas; Corinne Monogue, director of multicultural ministries for the Diocese of Arlington, Va., and Sister Myrna Tordillo, assistant director of Asian and Pacific Island affairs at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Immigration was among a host of issues being examined by the convocation at the Orange County Convention Center, which began July 1 and ends today. Other topics include the current political climate, intercultural awareness, social media, social violence and unrest, vocations, parish life, family life and the state of Catholic education.
Taking part in the convocation are about 3,500 leaders, lay and clergy alike, from 160 dioceses and 185 national organizations, including 40 people from the Archdiocese of Miami.
