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- June 27, 2017
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Myanmar cardinal says there is no “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya minority
- Global Church
- June 23, 2017
A UN report in February described the situation of the Rohingya community in Rakhine State a possible “genocide” and described a set of “crimes against humanity” in Myanmar, noting the Rohingyas are in effect stateless, and facing a “campaign of terror.” Cardinal Charles Bo now says there is no “ethnic cleansing” taking place however.
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Pope points to Mother Cabrini as prime model in caring for migrants
- Catholic News Agency, Vatican
- January 15, 2017
Pope Francis spoke of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in a speech on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. He said the witness of this “courageous sister” can help the world learn “to take care of our foreign brother, in whom Jesus is present, often suffering, rejected and humiliated.”
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Pope issues SOS for ‘invisible and voiceless’ refugee children
- Vatican
- October 14, 2016
Refugee children are especially vulnerable to all kinds of exploitation and therefore deserve special attention and protection, says Pope Francis in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2017.
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