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At the pope’s boyhood home, the final stop of the pilgrimage, the Midwest Augustinians blessed and hung a portrait of the pope in the living room.

“The goal here today is to get us energized to take the next steps as dioceses, parishes, religious congregations or as groups of Catholic organizations.”

“We can’t heal alone. We want to heal with you, with our Church, with the bishops, with the priests. We want to heal together.”

“The solution is not to detain them” but “to create a pathway for them to go through the process and become citizens and continue to build this country.”

The faithful can find strength in the Eucharist, “and may the Gospel, which springs forth in us as a source of truth, help each of us to open our eyes.”

“The high moment in any day is my celebrating Mass. And you stop to think, ‘What am I doing here?’ You can’t beat this! This is the tops!”

“Our appreciation” for efforts supporting the religious worker visas program “cannot be overstated,” said the USCCB’s president and its migration chair.

“We’re building for the future. We have no idea what the future is, but whatever we build has to be for the future,” said Msgr. Liam Kidney, pastor.

Father Torres said he never expected “this much love from the community, and for Jillian, of course, the huge sacrifice she is making.”

The Laudato Si’ Movement-Washington State Chapter said it “holds all those affected in prayer. This devastation is heartbreaking.”