Hello friends,
Here are a few items from the news this past week for our collective prayer, study, and action this #SolidaritySaturday from Pax Christi PA:
- A Season of Faithful Witness launches this week. Jesuit Refugee Service USA posted some information today about getting involved: https://www.jrsusa.org/season-of-faithful-witness/
- If you’re in the Philadelphia area, join the Faithful Philly mailing list to receive updates about prayer, study, and advocacy for immigrants as part of A Season of Faithful Witness:
- Families and elected officials in Montgomery County, PA (outside Philadelphia) shared frustration and shock about a recent ICE raid: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/ice-arrests-norristown-montgomery-county-20260210.html
- Concerns about the non-renewal of the New START treaty to limit nuclear weapons stockpiling: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5697382/new-start-nuclear-treaty-expired-us-russia
- Peace Pilgrimage in Harrisburg was attended by our friends in the Pax Christi Harrisburg chapter: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/02/local-clergy-organizes-peace-pilgrimage-throughout-downtown-harrisburg.html
- Concerns grow about ICE purchasing 23 warehouses across the US to become large detention centers. Two warehouses were purchased in Berks County and Schuylkill County in the past two weeks: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-29/us-spends-hundreds-of-millions-on-warehouses-for-ice-detention-centers?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
- Fear of ICE in Pittsburgh affects school attendance: https://www.wesa.fm/education/2026-02-12/immigration-enforcement-fears-pittsburgh-schools
- For Lent, Nuns Against Gun Violence plans to launch their annual Lenten fast to end gun violence: https://nunsagainstgunviolence.org/