Amid a shifting border landscape, Maryknoll lay missioner Coralis Salvador reports on court accompaniment, shelter realities, and the groups who joined the Encuentro Project this year—anchored by a renewed sense of call and calm discernment.
From desert trails to courtroom steps, missioner Coralis Salvador joins interfaith and community efforts in the Southwest to honor lives lost, accompany asylum seekers, and uphold dignity at the U.S.-Mexico border. Her summer of solidarity—marked by prayer, advocacy, and hands-on support—reveals the courage of migrants and the compassion of the communities that welcome them.
Amid shelter closures and rising challenges for migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, Maryknoll lay missioner Coralis Salvador and her community in El Paso lean on faith and solidarity. Through healing workshops, peaceful advocacy, and border immersion programs, they are nurturing hope and truth in a time of uncertainty and fear.
Missioner Coralis Salvador reports on the situation for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border—and shares how she stays hopeful in the face of such uncertainty.
At El Paso hospitality shelter Casa Papa Francisco and through the immersion program Encuentro Project, missioner Coralis Salvador sees how the faith and hope of migrants—and those who care about them—overcomes darkness at the border.
On International Day of Nonviolence (Oct. 2), also the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, missioner Coralis Salvador reflects on the challenges and joys of maintaining a mindset of nonviolence at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Undeterred by anti-immigration policies, Coralis Salvador continues with works of mercy at the border.
As the state of Texas increases its draconian measures against migrants, Coralis Salvador fights for their rights.
In her work at migrant shelters, Coralis Salvador takes special care of children, many of whom experienced trauma on their journeys north.
Coralis Salvador reflects on her border work and strives toward communion with God and with one another.
Coralis Salvador’s summer 2023 updates from the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas
