As crises in Syria and Iraq reach a crescendo, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe, speaks from Baghdad about responding to families fleeing conflict in the region.
Refugees
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Pope Francis: Baby Jesus is a reminder of migrants
The nativity seen should remind us of the marginalized, the pope said.
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Genocide, crucifixion and rape: What Christians are facing in the Middle East
“I am very aware that my ethnicity is dying.”
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British cardinal: some media foster ‘climate of fear’ against migrants
“We were concerned about the levels of intolerance, of attitudes hardening, of attitudes of exclusion.”
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As an incoming president promises deportations, Los Angeles officials promise resistance
“We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on someone’s immigration status.”
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Pope: Refugees outweigh political concerns
The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgments about the candidate and was interested only in the impact his policies would have on the poor.
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Unaccompanied Minors Neglected As Calais Camp Is Demolished
The move to shut down the camp put further pressure on the British government to accept more of the refugees who have been piling up at Calais, especially the camp’s many unaccompanied children. Almost all the refugees had been hoping to make it to Britain. In mid-October, as the first young p
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Amid larger migrant plight, unaccompanied children and teens face unique dangers
The plight of these children and teens highlights the growing problem of unaccompanied child migrants throughout Europe.
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While French authorities clear out a migrant camp, U.K. politicians stall on response to child migrants
French authorities’ move to shut down the camp put further pressure on the British government to accept more refugees, especially unaccompanied children.
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Can Christians return to Mosul? The displaced wait with uncertainty.
Given the recent move on Mosul, Iraqi Christians hope their time in exile is soon coming to an end.