Established since 1986
Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network
A Legacy of Faith, Justice, and Accompaniment
Remembering Dolores Huerta (1930–2026)
As we observe Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), we remember Dolores Huerta, a dedicated advocate for farmworkers and civil rights who passed away on October 28, 2026, at the age of 96. As co-founder of the United Farm Workers, she devoted much of her life to improving wages, working conditions, and protections for agricultural workers and their families. Her contributions helped bring greater recognition to the dignity of farm labor and the importance of justice and fairness for working communities. As we honor her memory and the lives of all those who have passed, we offer our prayers for her eternal rest and for the comfort of her family and loved ones.
Read more about Dolores Huerta's life and legacy – CNN
Voz profetica: Organizing Hope
Dia de los Muertos: Nov. 2, 2026
Las culturas y el Día de los Difuntos
En muchas culturas, recordar a los difuntos es una forma de honrar la vida, conservar la memoria familiar y expresar amor por quienes han partido. Algunas comunidades preparan altares, flores, velas, comidas tradicionales o visitan los cementerios. La Iglesia católica acoge estas expresiones culturales cuando se viven con fe cristiana y nos invita a orar por los fallecidos, confiando en la resurrección y en la vida eterna.
Oración por los difuntos de los trabajadores migrantes
Dios de misericordia, encomendamos a los familiares, amigos y compañeros difuntos de los trabajadores migrantes. Recibe en tu presencia a quienes dejaron su tierra buscando un futuro mejor y a quienes entregaron su vida trabajando en los campos. Consuela a sus familias, fortalece a quienes los recuerdan desde lejos y haz brillar para ellos la luz eterna. Que descansen en paz.
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Dia de los Santos: Nov. 1, 2026
Oración por los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes
Señor Dios, en el Día de Todos los Santos, te damos gracias por el testimonio de quienes caminaron en la fe. Protege a los trabajadores agrícolas migrantes que, con esfuerzo y sacrificio, cultivan la tierra y sostienen a sus familias. Bendice sus manos, acompáñalos en sus caminos, concédeles salud, trabajo digno, descanso y justicia. Que, por la intercesión de todos los santos, nunca les falten esperanza, comunidad y tu amor. Amén.
Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, n.º 2427:
“El trabajo puede ser un medio de santificación”.
Cardinal Robert McElroy
USCCB National Migration Week
America Magazine
THE JESUIT REVIEW
Migrant farmworkers are lonely and scared. This Jesuit leads a ministry to serve them
In a large field in Michigan, spring has arrived. After a long, cold winter, the sweet cherry trees are beginning to bud, and the strawberries will soon ripen. Beneath a tall, bare silver maple sit five migrant farm workers, several members of the clergy and some laypeople who have come to visit this camp to eat together and talk.
The visitors are from the Sembrador Leadership Program, (which in Spanish means “seed planter”), a program started by Tom Florek, S.J., under the umbrella of the Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network. The 75-year-old Jesuit is the executive director of the C.M.F.N., a national nonprofit made up of 40 dioceses that minister to the thousands of people who grow our food, raise our farm animals and milk our cows. ...
Maximum Deportation
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Closer than we think
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'Maximum deportation'
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A local response to a local reality
CLOSER THAN WE THINK. The mass deportation campaign is hitting close to home.
Deportación Máxima
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Más cerca de lo que pensamos
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'Máxima deportación'
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Una respuesta local a una realidad local.
MÁS CERCA DE LO QUE CREEMOS. La campaña de deportaciones masivas nos está afectando de cerca.
March 31, formerly César Chavez Day, is now Farmworkers Day in California
Our hearts are deeply grieved by the stories of women who suffered abuse at the hands of Cesar Chavez, some at a very young age. Their voices carry a pain that must be received with reverence—heard, believed, and honored. The suffering they have borne, often in silence for many years, is a profound injustice, and we stand with them in sorrow, in solidarity, and in prayer.
More US bishops condemn political tension, Trump immigration tactics
National Catholic Reporter 2026
Elizabeth Anne Jolly holds a sign as she protests hours after 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, returned home after a judge ordered them to be released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, Feb. 1. (OSV News/Reuters/Kaylee Greenlee)
Pope calls treatment of migrants in U.S. 'extremely disrespectful'
Pope Leo XIV said the U.S. bishops' special pastoral message on immigration is "a very important statement. I would invite especially all Catholics, but people of goodwill, to listen carefully to what they said."
Pope Leo XIV blesses Bishop Mark J. Seitz, left, and Auxiliary Bishop Anthony C. Celino of El Paso, right, along with representatives of the Hope Border Institute and others who assist migrants in the United States during a private meeting at the Vatican Oct. 8, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
CMFN Marching Forward
Bishop Luis and the Diocese of Raleigh invites CMFN Sembrador Parish Formation Program for Farmworker accompaniment.
