Hello friends,

Here are a few items from the news this past week for our collective prayer, study, and action this #SolidaritySaturday:

• In eastern PA, news stories broke about the DHS purchase of two warehouses in Berks County (closer to Reading, PA) and Schuylkill County (closer to Scranton, PA) to be made into ICE detention centers. The one in Schuylkill County is expected to hold 7,500 people.
  • https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/04/county-confirms-7500-bed-ice-detention-center-planned-for-tremont-twp/
  • https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/ice-warehouse-purchase-in-berks-raises-questions-for-local-lawmakers/article_d5e89e7d-ea07-4d3f-8ebc-7cdf0fdc3a36.html
  • https://6abc.com/post/ice-purchases-87m-warehouse-new-bern-township-pennsylvania/18533935/
• Members of Pax Christi Harrisburg participated in the annual March for Peace on February 4th:
  • https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/02/local-clergy-organizes-peace-pilgrimage-throughout-downtown-harrisburg.html
• Members of Pax Christi from the Philadelphia area (West Chester chapter and Catholic Peace Fellowship Philly) attended the Zoom launch call for Faithful Philly, the local organizing group for “A Season of Faithful Witness.” Faithful Philly’s mission statement reads: “Faithful Philly is a coalition of Catholics rooted in relationships built through response to the One Church One Family call to action, now responding to a national call for faithful public witness.”