Pope Francis drew attention to the dramatic situation of refugees in Libya today, “the detention camps, the abuses and violence that migrants are victims of, journeys of hope, rescue operations and push-backs. ‘Whatever you did, you did it for me.’”
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Focolare member in Colombia pays it forward by helping fellow migrants
Pandemic or not, the work of providing care and assistance for others continues with members of the Focolare movement helping Venezuelan migrants in Columbia.
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Lancet report urges phasing out institutional care for children
A report in the noted medical journals The Lancet Psychiatry and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health have called for the phasing out of institutionalized care for children, favoring family-based care.
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Homelessness a looming threat as states lift coronavirus eviction moratoriums
Tenants across the country may face eviction in August as courts reopen and protections created to respond to Covid-19 crisis are lifted.
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Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor amid pandemic: We are all responsible
“Until we revive our sense of responsibility for our neighbor and every person, grave economic, financial and political crises will continue,” the pope said in his message for the World Day of the Poor.
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Economy in recession? Depression? A blip? All of the above—or none?
The coronavirus pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s economic health, leading some to wonder how it can be dealt with.
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Catholic volunteers in India mobilize in response to Cyclone Amphan
The most powerful cyclone to hit eastern India and Bangladesh in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down flooded streets and inundated farmland.
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How India’s lockdown and poor public health system complicate Catholic hospitals’ struggle against Covid-19
On March 25, hoping to suppress the spread of the coronavirus, India began the world’s largest lockdown, affecting 1.3 billion people. But the sudden move to close down all but essential services threw millions out of work and began a desperate exodus of migrant and day laborers out of the big cities.
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Bishop Dorsonville: It takes #AllofUS working together to prevail over Covid-19
The coronavirus has made clear how much we depend on the contributions of essential workers, many of them immigrants, writes Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
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Lebanon’s economy was already reeling. Coronavirus may push it into collapse.
As much as 75 percent of Lebanon’s population is in need of emergency assistance.