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Opening Day of the Fifth National Encuentro

September 21, 2018
Opening Day of the Fifth National Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas
L.I. Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Henning of the Rockville Centre Diocese chats with Father Henry Torres of the Brooklyn Diocese
Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. bishops' migration committee, with Encuentro attendees.
Auxiliary Bishop Jose Arturo Cepeda of Detroit, Mich., and Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, Calif, with the Encuentro cross and delegates
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio, Texas, right, leads the opening prayer at V Encuentro
Photos: Jorge I. Dominguez-Lopez

 

Scenes from the first day of the Fifth National Encuentro…

The Tablet team was in place as Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Antonio, Texas, right, lead the opening prayer at V Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas. More than 3,000 Hispanic Catholic leaders and bishops from across the country, including Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros, are in attendance.

Below, Tablet Editor Jorge I. Dominguez-Lopez and Currents News Tim Harfmann had the chance to interview Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.

(Photos: Jorge I. Dominguez-Lopez)