A Texas nun who advocated immigrants made an unexpected trip to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis one decade after the Pope chose him to be praised during the 2015 ABC news event.
Sister Norma Pimentel has been the face of immigrant advocacy in South Texas for more than a decade, watching the Rio Grande valley in his role as executive director of Catholic Charities.
Sister Norma Pime is displayed during the interview with ABC News.
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Speaking to ABC News on Thursday, Pimentel remembered his work with the migrant family in 2014 when he helped the border patrol responding to large groups of families who arrived in bad conditions, most of El Salvador. He highlighted the community response at Sacred Heart Parish Hall and discussed the impact of Pope’s support Francis.
“I visited Rome and wrote a letter to him and he sent a video message,” Pimentel told ABC News. “After that, I was invited to the Vatican several times to speak and I also met the Holy Father.”
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-ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal, James Scholz and Doc Loallen