An Encounter with Silence
Refugees
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Pope Francis: Migrants are people, not just a social issue
According to the Vatican, an estimated 250 migrants, refugees and rescue volunteers attended the Mass, which was celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Pope Francis to celebrate Mass with migrants and refugees at the Vatican
The Mass July 8 will mark the sixth anniversary of the pope’s visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: “Me first” logic is not Christian in response to migrants and refugees
The logic of “me first and then the others,” sometimes cited by believers and frequently used by politicians to gain votes and power in European countries, the United States and elsewhere, is not the logic of Christ.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Eternal life is hard to imagine—but this is what we know
Overwhelmed in the present, we have lost all feel for the future. So let’s say this of eternal life: It is where waiting comes to an end.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Refugees and visitors experience huge differences between Greek migrant camps
The papal almoner, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, visited the Greek island of Lesbos, where migrants are being held pending the review of their status. He went to see firsthand what the migrants’ living conditions really are and what is being done to assist them.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
In Washington, refugees from around U.S. lobby for federal program
Refugee advocacy organizations have urged continued support for federal programs such as the U.S. Refugee Admissions Programs as necessary for assisting vulnerable people seeking a better way of life.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Venezuela’s indigenous migrants face some of the greatest hardships
According to Catholic relief agencies, indigenous families, such as the Warao, have been forced to flee to Venezuala from Brazil, because of environmental and economic hardships.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis hails Bulgaria as “a culture of encounter”
“God Bless Bulgaria,” Pope Francis prayed, and “keep her in peace and ever hospitable, and grant her prosperity and happiness.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Announcing the winner of the 2019 Anne Frank Essay Competition: ‘If Not Now, When?’
Fear should not keep us from fulfilling our very purpose to love one another.