“She got involved in a dark, dark world without asking for it and without deserving it.”
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Pope Francis: Each refugee has the face of God and is the body of Christ.
Jesuit center for refugees marks 35 years of service in the heart of Rome.
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Catholics: Will we succor the suffering or shout at each other?
How is the Kingdom brought closer to the here and now by name-calling?
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‘Refugees are not numbers, they are people.’ Pope Francis finishes visit to refugee camp
Pope Francis brought his message of love and inclusion with both words and gestures.
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‘We entrust to you all those who have made this journey’: Full texts of statements and prayers at Lesbos
‘Those who are afraid of you have not looked at you in the eyes. Those who are afraid of you do not see your faces. Those who are afraid of you do not see your children.’
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Pope Francis is taking 12 Syrian refugees back to Rome, and all of them are Muslims.
Six of the refugees are children, and all are Muslims
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Pope Francis meets with refugees in camp and tells them: You are not alone.
Francis was joined by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Primate of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymous II.
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Refugees at the Caritas Hotel in Lesbos consider themselves lucky.
“I got here thanks to Allah,” said Munir, whose son was killed in Syria.
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‘His visit is like a message from God.’ Refugee camp looks forward to visit from Pope Francis
More than half a million refugees have passed through Lesbos over the past year.
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Pope Francis appoints new nuncio to the United States
Pope Francis has appointed the French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre, one of the Holy See’s most distinguished and respected diplomats.