Catholic Church cleared to hold Mass at Alligator Alcatraz after months of waiting

Catholic Church cleared to hold Mass at Alligator Alcatraz after months of waiting

MIAMI — After months of requesting permission to hold religious services at Florida’s controversial detention center for migrants in the Everglades, the Archdiocese of Miami finally got an answer.

Miami Archdiocese celebrates its first Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Rows of bunk beds line the interior of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in the Florida Everglades, a repurposed training center now designated for holding immigrants. President Donald Trump appears in the background during a... [...]

Mass celebrated at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detained Catholic migrants

"Our 'agenda' was always to announce the 'good news' to the poor," said Miami Archbishop Wenski.

Miami Archdiocese Celebrates Its First Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The first Mass was held on Aug. 2 and is just the start of the regular liturgical celebrations expected at the detention center.

Finally: First Mass celebrated at 'Alligator Alcatraz' - Deacon Greg Kandra

From CNA:  As part of a new Catholic ministry, the Archdiocese of Miami celebrated its first Mass at the Florida detention center for unauthorized immigrants known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” “I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in an Aug. 3 statement. “Also, we were able to respond to a request to provide similar service to the staff who reside at the…

Mass celebrated at 'Alligator Alcatraz' for detained Catholic migrants - Catholic Review

The Archdiocese of Miami celebrated the first Mass for detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the Trump administration’s controversial immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades. “I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” said Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski in a statement from the Archdiocese of Miami dated Aug. 1 and released Aug. 3. The archbishop added, “Also, we were able to re…