Cardinal Michael Czerny Archives

As Italy grapples with kidnap victim’s conversion to Islam, pope urges end to prejudice

May 15, 2020

As Italy is currently torn by the case of a young woman who apparently converted to Islam during her captivity with Islamic extremists in Kenya, Pope Francis in a message for migrants and refugees has urged an end to fear and prejudice.

By Elise Ann Allen

Pope indirectly backs measure to protect exploited farm workers

May 14, 2020

“The invisible ones will be less invisible,” said Teresa Bellanova, Italy’s agriculture minister, on Wednesday. “Those brutally exploited in fields or false cooperatives will have a residence permit. The state wins, [because it’s] stronger than criminality.”

By Inés San Martín

Vatican highlights plight of internally displaced migrants during digital press conference

May 5, 2020

On Tuesday the Vatican held its first digital press conference for journalists on a new set of pastoral guidelines on care for people who have been internally displaced.

By Elise Ann Allen

Most Vatican offices open, but adapting schedules in wake of pandemic

Mar 14, 2020

Vatican offices will remain open to ensure “essential services for the universal church,” but each office is being asked to evaluate the best ways to provide those services while observing health precautions and guidelines on safe distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

By Cindy Wooden

Pope’s point-man on migrants worries about spread of ‘dangerous’ falsehoods

Mar 3, 2020

Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny, Under-Secretary of the Migrant sand Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has something keeping him up at night: “The challenge of seeking to engage with truth in spite of the falsehoods that spread so rapidly in modern social media.”

By Inés San Martín

Papal aides call on European bishops to welcome refugee families

Feb 24, 2020

Some of Pope Francis’s closest advisors have called on EU bishops’ conferences to help facilitate the transfer of 20,000 refugees from Lesbos, Greece, to other European countries.

By Charles Collins