migrants and refugees Archives

Italian city signs agreement with church to help migrants get documents

Church in Europe
Oct 29, 2019

Bureaucratic miracles are his specialty, and on Monday he finalized one: Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski arranged a contract offering a lifeline for thousands of refugees in the Italian region of Foggia.

A papal document comes alive in young migrants’ reality at the border

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Sep 29, 2019

In an April document on youth and young adults, Pope Francis called for ministry to serve certain populations, including migrant youth. After all, in the United States alone, the population ages 15-39 is set at 104.9 million and, of those, 19.1 million, or 18 percent, are migrant youth.

Refugee advocates decry Trump administration’s plan to cut refugee cap

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Sep 29, 2019

Refugee advocates are opposed to the decision announced by the Trump administration Sept. 26 that it plans to admit no more than 18,000 refugees in the next fiscal year, the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980.

Pope laments countries that sell weapons but refuse to take in refugees from conflicts

Vatican
Sep 29, 2019

Pope Francis on Sunday said that Christians cannot be indifferent and insensitive to the “tragedy” of poverty, “our hearts deadened” before the misery of innocent people.

Artist says new sculpture in St. Peter’s Square blends history and current events

Interviews, Vatican
Sep 29, 2019

After moving Pope Francis – and the world – with his sculpture “Homeless Jesus,” a Canadian artist is at it again, this time as the mastermind behind the first new sculpture installed in St. Peter’s Square in over 400 years: It depicts 140 migrants and refugees and is called “Angels Unaware.”

Panelists examine ‘human costs, moral implications’ of migration crisis

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Sep 16, 2019

Facing the challenge of the migration crisis will require voices and actions taken up in solidarity with migrants across the globe, said a speaker at a Sept. 11 dialogue on immigration at Georgetown University.