On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle recap three major moments from the pope’s visit, before giving a preview of three important Vatican events coming up in the next week.
Immigration
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Catholics have to talk about both: Justice for migrants and border security
To reach Catholics in the pews—and to influence public policy on immigration—church leaders should make it clear that they are not advocating for “open borders.”
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Pope Francis has called on Europe to change its migration policies—will it?
On his visit to Marseille last week, Pope Francis decried the “fanaticism of indifference” on the plight of migrants who risk their lives—and all too often lose them—in the attempt to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.
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‘It is cruelty and a terrible lack of humanity’: Pope Francis speaks on Europe’s treatment of migrants
“The exploitation of migrants is criminal” as is their detention, Pope Francis told reporters in August, and “I am going to Marseille for this.”
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Podcast: Meet the Catholic on the front lines of New York’s migrant crisis
How Catholic Charities’ mission and Catholic identity is informing their work on the ground.
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‘Immigrants are not safe here’: I’m ashamed of Staten Island’s hostility to migrants.
To this day, my best friends are people I grew up with on Staten Island. But I am ashamed of how some members of my community have reacted to the recent arrival of migrants.
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As New York’s migrant crisis makes headlines, Catholic Charities gets to work
According to the mayor’s office, more than 104,000 migrants have arrived in New York since the spring of 2022. Many went straight to Catholic Charities for help.
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Catholics cannot see immigrants as political pawns
The United States needs to repent and believe. Until then, there will be no justice for immigrants, neither here nor in their home countries.
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Can a reform-minded president-elect change Guatemala’s political culture of corruption?
Bernardo Arévalo campaigned on an anti-graft agenda in a contest that many in Guatemala had assumed was rigged from the start against insurgent candidacies.
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‘Push the people back into the water.’ Texas bishops condemn inhumane border policies after leaked email
In an email exchange between a Texas state trooper and his supervisor, the trooper reported receiving orders in encounters with migrating people that he called “inhumane.”