“Resettling only 50,000 refugees a year, down from 110,000, does not reflect the need, our compassion, and our capacity as a nation,” Bishop Joe S. Vasquez said.
Refugees
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Muslim refugees to U.S. are declining as Christians overtake them
Out of all the refugees who arrived between President Trump’s inauguration and June 30, about half were Christians and 38 percent were Muslims, according to data released Wednesday (July 12).
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Nuns hear stories of tragedy as they help migrants who land in Italy
The nuns give practical help and emotional support to scores of migrants flooding Sicily’s shores. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said that as of July 3, more than 85,000 migrants landed in Italy this year.
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The Puppet Master of Gaza
Three years after the 50-day war broke out in Gaza, local artists are helping children heal from war’s traumas.
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Prayer, puppets and pleas for peace in Gaza
After countless wars, the Palestinian citizens of a tiny strip of land surrounded by Israel find a way to persevere.
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Travel ban a blow to Sudanese refugees awaiting U.S. resettlement
“I’m totally depressed. I was approved over a year ago for resettlement, just passed my medical exam last week and was hoping to see family living in Iowa. But instead I’ll be stuck here worried about my physical safety,” said Ibrahim, who like many Sudanese refugees has no travel documents and thus cannot leave Egypt.
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Jesuit Refugee Service chief: refugee placements may pass muster under SCOTUS ruling
“This is a pretty broad exception to the ban,” David Robinson says, “and it does allow for legitimate entry into the United States for people who can pass the screening process, which is what we want.”
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World Refugee Day aims to raise awareness of global refugee crisis
According to a just-released report from the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, “20 people are newly displaced every minute of the day.”
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Where is home? It’s a haunting question for both refugees and Christians.
Like so many others in the French capital region, I have the air of a foreigner.
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America interviews Franklin Graham
The often controversial evangelical leader Franklin Graham speaks to Father Matt Malone about his new documentary and the Gospel’s mandate to care for the poor and refugees.