“All are welcome in this place,” a crowd of people sang in Lafayette Square outside of the White House this afternoon.
Refugees
Posted inFaith
“I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.”
It is Christ whom we turn away when we build walls.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This is not what pro-life leadership looks like
Whatever motivated Mr. Trump to reinstate the Mexico City Policy, it was not a consistent recognition of the dignity and sacredness of every human life.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Migrants around the world seek dignity and safety
Efforts to respond to the global crisis of migration are straining budgets not only at humanitarian agencies like Catholic Relief Services but among nations near points of flight.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
A new Jesuit program is bringing education to some of the world’s refugees
Students gather outside the schools before the first day of class, ready to learn new skills or improve their language skills, both of which can be invaluable for making a living in refugee camps.
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
A World of People on the Move Reviewed for National Migration Week
As National Migration Week concludes, Jill Marie Gerschutz-Bell, a senior policy and legislative specialist for Catholic Relief Services, discusses the conflicts and crises that are forcing people from their communities in the Middle East, Africa and Central America.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Syrian government cuts water supply to its own capital after battle with rebels
The cut-off is a major challenge to the government’s effort throughout the nearly 6-year-old civil war to keep the capital as insulated as possible.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ceasefire deal reached in Syria, raising hopes for peace
The truce does not include the Islamic State group or al-Qaida’s branch in Syria. Several previous ceasefires all collapsed, some of them in a matter of days.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Creating a Culture of Encounter’ is the theme for National Migration Week
“The week serves as both a time for prayer and action to highlight the contributions of immigrants and vulnerable populations coming to the United States.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Signs Of the Times
Fight for Mosul Drags On While Displaced Numbers Grow
Speaking from Baghdad on Dec. 14, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe told America that his team was bracing for what may be unprecedented numbers of people in flight from the contested city.