In Iraq, Reeta, 17, was used to being first in her class. For the last two years, in Turkey, she has not attended school.
Refugees
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
After 33,000 migrant deaths in 24 years, will ‘Fortress Europe’ keep building walls?
A German newspaper published the names of about 33,293 people who died seeking refuge in Europe.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How will history judge ‘Australia’s Guantanamo’ for refugees?
There is little question that what the government is doing is not only illegal but inhumane and unnecessary.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Trump administration will shift international aid from UN to faith-based groups
Vice President Mike Pence said that Middle Eastern Christians facing persecution have not been served well by the United Nations.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
In Myanmar, Pope Francis’ words will be monitored closely
When Pope Francis visits Myanmar in late November, church leaders will be listening nervously to his every word, specifically hoping they don’t hear the R-word: Rohingya.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Myanmar army killed at least hundreds of Rohingya, according to Amnesty International report:
The witnesses repeatedly described an insignia on their attackers’ uniforms that matched one worn by troops from Myanmar’s Western Command
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: War and climate change cause hunger; stop treating it as an incurable illness
“The relation between hunger and migrations can only be faced if we go to the roots of the problem.”
Posted inFaith, Features
What would Martin Luther say about today’s migrant and refugee crises?
We need to revisit the views of this 16th-century reformer on hospitality now more than ever.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As U.N. General Assembly convenes, a progress report on world’s refugees
This year the Grand Bargain on refugees seems increasingly fragile.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic leaders are trying to correct anti-migrant policies of Poland’s government.
The church’s reproach, while so far delivered diplomatically, raises the question of whether the ruling Law and Justice party could be at risk of losing some of its wide support among believers in a country where nine out of 10 citizens identify as Catholic.