Tag: refugees
Polish convents are welcome relief for Ukrainian refugees
LUBLIN, Poland — Olga and her youngest children are safe in Poland, but she is consumed with worry for her husband and oldest son,...
QR code added to “Angels Unawares” statue in St. Peter’s Square...
VATICAN CITY -- A life-sized bronze sculpture of migrants and refugees crowded onto a boat has stood in St. Peter's Square for more than...
Nashville’s Catholic Charities says helping to resettle Afghans fits its mission
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Over the course of the next six months, Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Nashville will help resettle 150 Afghans into...
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:...
Bishop Dorsonville of Washington urges Congress to show compassion, solidarity with...
WASHINGTON -- During a Feb. 27 congressional hearing about the status of the nation's refugee program, Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington quoted...
Humanitarian groups scramble to help people fleeing northeast Syria
AMMAN, Jordan — Humanitarian concerns are growing as people caught in the crosshairs of the Turkish incursion into northeastern Syria try to flee for...
Sister of St. Francis from Philadelphia among those arrested while protesting...
WASHINGTON -- Catholics joined an array of faith communities, human rights groups, clergy, refugees and refugee resettlement agencies gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Oct....
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...
Faith-based agencies ‘appalled’ by reports U.S. could end refugee admissions
WASHINGTON -- News that officials in the Trump administration are considering "zeroing out" the number of refugees accepted by the United States brought an...
Pope Francis: Viewing leadership in action
"Look at this one!"
During an in-flight press conference while returning to Rome after a one-day, April 2016 visit to the Moria refugee camp on...