Tag: migrants
‘Move from indifference to solidarity’ with migrants, bishop asks Catholics
WASHINGTON — Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington urged people to take up Pope Francis’ invitation to “move from indifference to solidarity” to...
Migrants crossing dangerous Darién Gap receive help from church
NECOCLÍ, Colombia — At a small church, Docasse Montry picked up a free food package that included rice, cooking oil and tuna.
It was basic,...
Hundreds of migrants forced to roam waters in grueling, traumatic voyage...
VATICAN CITY -- Two rescue boats carrying 800 migrants saved from sinking or overcrowded vessels have been forced to roam the international waters of...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says numbers of unaccompanied minors at...
With a surge in the first few months of 2021 of minors entering the United States without a parent or guardian, figures from fiscal...
Bishops commit to work toward ‘church without borders’ at migration summit...
MUNDELEIN, Ill. — After hearing the story of a Salvadoran immigrant and her plight to leave her home country, bishops from the U.S., Central...
Kino Border Initiative offers compassion and support to migrants at the...
A few years ago, a woman migrating from Mexico to the United States with her children arrived at Kino Border Initiative's center in Nogales,...
Mexican migrant ministry says border surge straining Catholic-run shelters
PALENQUE, Mexico -- The Mexican bishops' migrant ministry says people are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with illusions of easily entering the United States,...
Rampant, untrue rumor drives some Central Americans to U.S.-Mexico border
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Glenda Melgar said she was surprised and tempted when she started hearing what was happening at the U.S.-Mexico border:...
Pope Francis says Christians have ‘moral duty’ to help migrants, refugees
VATICAN CITY -- Christians have a moral obligation to show God's care for all those who are marginalized, especially migrants and refugees, Pope Francis...
Catholic parishioners in Trinidad step up to aid Venezuelan migrants when...
LA ROMAINE, Trinidad and Tobago -- A 7-year-old is so hyperactive, he requires an change in activity every 10 to 15 minutes. There's been...