A large sign reads “Ya estás en tu país and con tu gente”: “You are now in your country and with your people.” I imagine it is a bittersweet welcome.
Refugees
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Catholic Relief Services gears up for Hurricane Matthew relief in Haiti
Forecasters expected Matthew to dump up to 30 inches of rain in most communities, with some locales receiving up to 40 inches.
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After Hurricane Matthew, should the U.S. border stay closed to Haitians?
Haitian Senator Nenel Cassy described the situation as “truly catastrophic.”
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Refugees and the joy of hospitality
I could not help but think: What if these were the images that came to mind when Americans heard Muslim refugees?
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Trigger Warning: On Not Looking at Dead Syrian Babies
Images of drowned babies washing ashore in Libya have circulated widely.
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American Exodus: Encountering Christ in the child martyrs of migration
On the Feast Day of Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants, a call to make room for today’s migrants and refugees.
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The Worst Sin I’ve Ever Committed
Father James Martin on the worst mistake he made working as a young Jesuit among the East African refugees who settled in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya.