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“I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime, but a summons to a greater commitment on behalf of the dignity of every human being,” Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has welcomed a U-turn by the British government over the resettlement of child refugees.He said he was "very happy" with a May 4 announcement by Prime Minister David Cameron that the U.K. will accept an unspecified number of unaccompanied children wh

Last week, gunmen shot at a car carrying Roman Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan in the country’s southern Edo state.

“We urge all Iraqi politicians to adopt wisdom and quietness.”

“It’s on us to take care of creation, not to see it as merely nature and ecology, but stewardship of creation.”

“Regrettably, things have not improved, and in some places, things have gotten worse.”

“A voice of protest is needed,” especially when the lives of children were at stake.

The missing students’ case has caused consternation in Mexico and attracted enormous international attention.

Reparations, he said, “can mean a whole bunch of different things. You can come up with policies that take into account what slavery meant then, what it means now.”

The pope’s appeal came in the wake of a surge in violence in Syria. Government-led air raids reportedly bombed hospitals and other medical centers, killing patients and medical personnel.