Father Tomás González Castillo

González Castillo is a Franciscan friar who has created a shelter that provides essential food, counseling and legal assistance to immigrants on their harrowing journeys from Central America to the United States. He is one of three humanitarians nominated for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which is awarded annually in Yerevan, Armenia, on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors.

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