The Diocese of Sioux City Office of Multicultural Ministries announced that Bishop Walker Nickless has authorized second load of food and supplies be collected and shipped to Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, to assist the staff and volunteers at the center in serving the many people in need that they encounter.

Following is a press statement in English and Spanish from the four Catholic bishops of Iowa, of which Bishop Nickless is a member. The public policy voice of the Iowa bishops, Iowa Catholic Conference, prepared the statement regarding migration issues, including the new “illegal reentry” law to take effect July 1 and a call for immigration reform with humanitarian protections.

Bishop Walker Nickless of the Diocese of Sioux City will be offering a Mass of Reparation for victims of clergy abuse on Monday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sioux City Cathedral of the Epiphany. Victims and their families are encouraged to attend the Mass and join the bishop in prayer as April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.