A Chicago Priest Is Walking 800 Miles for America’s Undocumented Families
Starting from Pope Leo’s childhood home, Fr. Gary Graf’s pilgrimage to the Statue of Liberty is a prayer for compassion and immigration justice.
Father Gary Graf has embarked on a remarkable pilgrimage for immigrant justice, walking from Dolton, Illinois — Pope Leo XIV’s childhood hometown — all the way to New York Harbor.
The 67-year-old Chicago Heights pastor will trek more than 800 miles in about 50 days, beginning at the pope’s childhood home and aiming to end at Ellis Island and the Statue …
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