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Sister Norma Pimentel

The Tablet at the Border: Border Center Offers Waystation Of Hope For Desperate Families

April 26, 2021

Wednesday morning, a pregnant mother and her young daughter stood in line for fresh clothes from the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center (CCRGV). As her daughter clenched her right hand, the mother held a large yellow envelope with their travel plans to New Orleans in her left.

As Storm Paralyzes Much of Texas, Catholic Charities Shift Into Overdrive

February 19, 2021

For almost a week, amid an historic winter storm that’s left much of Texas paralyzed and shut down, Father Pat O’Brien and others at St. Pius X Catholic Church in San Antonio have operated under a simple mantra: “Whatever the need is, we will be open.”

Catholic Agencies Ready for Influx Of Migrants at Mexican Border

February 17, 2021

Two Catholic organizations in southern Texas are prepared to provide humanitarian relief to a combined 400 migrants a day, with the expectation that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will release more migrants as soon as next week.

Catholic Agencies Prepare for Influx of Migrants at Texas-Mexico Border

February 12, 2021

Two Catholic organizations in southern Texas are prepared to provide humanitarian relief to a combined 400 migrants a day, with the expectation that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will release more migrants as soon as next week.

Nun Honored by Time Magazine Says Politics Should Serve People, Not Party Interests

October 6, 2020

Sister Norma Pimentel, who recently made it on this years’ “Time” 100 Most Influential People list for her work on the U.S.-Mexico border, has lamented the politicization of the immigration issue, insisting that politics should serve people, not partisan interests.

Catholic Nun Known for Work With Immigrants Makes Time 100 List

September 24, 2020

This year’s “Time 100 Most Influential People” includes Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work assisting migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border near Brownsville, Texas.

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