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.
Refugees
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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
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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.”
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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.
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As U.N. General Assembly convenes, a progress report on world’s refugees
This year the Grand Bargain on refugees seems increasingly fragile.
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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.
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Vatican: Lack of legal, safe channels for migration helps traffickers
A Vatican official condemns the lack of safe and legal channels for migration, citing the dependency that creates among migrants on smugglers and human traffickers who may exploit them.
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Catholic groups fault Rome police for violent removal of refugees
Police evicted hundreds of refugees from the building Aug. 19. About 100 people, mostly Eritreans and Ethiopians with official refugee status, had been camping in a public square outside the building since then.
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Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich thanks Texas parish for ‘welcoming the stranger’
Cardinal Cupich of Chicago visited McAllen, Texas, to grant $100,000 for a new building to provide services for asylum seekers.
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Pope Francis offers 4 points to guide the world’s response to refugees
The pope’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees message marks a break from past years.