“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.”
Refugees
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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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis’ new interview on the struggles of migrants and refugees
“The defense of human beings knows no barriers,” says Pope Francis in a conversation with the Italian journal Libertàcivili.
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Pope Francis on a plane: never a dull moment
When the pope gets on a plane, reporters go on high alert.
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Pope Francis: Top Ten Moments
It’s the four year anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to the papacy and we bring you Francis’ Top Ten moments of the past four years.
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How St. Agnes church became the first Jesuit parish in America to declare itself a sanctuary
An old Jesuit parish in San Francisco took on a new mission to help its neighbors in need.
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Former Vatican ambassador: Border walls reflect inhumane indifference
U.S. Catholics must welcome refugees, immigrants and strangers as a fundamental expression of Christian faith.
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People have stopped paying attention to Iraqi refugees in Jordan, and it’s getting ‘critical and dangerous’
“This is now the third year of displacement for the Iraqi Christians. It’s very tough. Donations are becoming less, while global attention is waning.”