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Catholics pray, protest in support of ‘Dreamers’

Hundreds of people packed Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero Feb. 25 to pray for “Dreamers,” young people who were brought to the United States illegally when they were children and now want to stay in the only homeland many of them remember.
Hundreds of people filled Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero for a Mass for "Dreamers" Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Gary Graf, pastor of St. Procopius Providence of God Parish. preaches during a Mass for "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Alberto Rodriguez, coordinator of the Warriors for Peace. youth group at St. Gall Parish, prays during a Mass for "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Parish in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
From left, Juan Carlos Ledesma, Daniela Limon, Laura Macias and Jose Luis Espindola — all DACA recipients — receive a blessing from Father Gary Graf, pastor of St. Procopius/Providence of God Parish, during a Mass for “Dreamers” at Our Lady of the Mount Parish in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. Graf has been fasting in support of “Dreamers” since Jan. 15. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Gary Graf, pastor of St. Procopius Providence of God Parish. preaches during a Mass for "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Alberto Rodriguez and Francisco Gutierrez of the Warriors for Peace youth group at St. Gall Parish pray during a Mass for "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Parish in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Gary Graf, pastor of St. Procopius/Providence of God Parish, blesses bracelets that were handed out by "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Gary Graf, pastor of St. Procopius/Providence of God Parish, blesses bracelets that were handed out by "Dreamers" at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero on Feb. 25, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Daniela Limon distributes bracelets to remind Catholics to fast and pray in solidarity with DACA recipients and "Dreamers" after Mass Feb. 25, 2018, at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Cicero. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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