Cardinal Michael Czerny Archives

Nuns praised for anti-trafficking work during COVID-19

Oct 15, 2020

Representatives from both the United States and the United Kingdom have praised the work of religious sisters to assist trafficking victims during COVID-19, arguing that their work is crucial as the world prepares for the pandemic aftermath.

By Elise Ann Allen

Conference takes stock of progress in AIDS fight during COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 26, 2020

When COVID-19 struck communities around the world earlier this year, religious leaders who had responded to the HIV pandemic for decades were uniquely situated to confront the challenges the new virus presented, said international health officials who participated in a three-day virtual conference on the interfaith response to HIV and AIDS.

By Paul Jeffrey

Care of the earth, concern for migrants are connected, cardinal says

Aug 28, 2020

Catholics will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees during the ecumenical celebration of the Season of Creation, highlighting the obligation, as Pope Francis says, to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny.

By Cindy Wooden

Vatican official voices support for German abbess who sheltered refugees

Jul 31, 2020

Cardinal Michael Czerny, Pope Francis’ point man on migrants, has voiced support for a German abbess facing trial for sheltering refugees.

By Sarah MacDonald

Czerny: Pandemic made people grasp role of migrants as essential workers

Jul 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic “opened our eyes to the peripheries in our midst,” specifically to the contribution of migrant workers in essential services such as health care, transportation, sanitation and agriculture, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.

By Sarah MacDonald

Papal aide sees whole drama of trafficking in one Sierra Leone woman

Jun 19, 2020

Augusta Ngombu had been orphaned as a child. Exploited and abused by a family member, she fled her home and ended up as a prostitute in the streets in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, where over 50 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty.

By Inés San Martín