The notion that the flow of migrants will be stemmed by closing asylum “loopholes” is grotesque. Sometimes it’s hard to believe anyone in Congress sees migrants as human beings.
Refugees
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Impermanence and remembrance in the lives of refugees
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest, by Cecilia González-Andrieu
Posted inFaith, Features
What ISIS couldn’t take: The place and faith Iraq’s Christian refugees carried with them
The story of how one Iraqi refugee preserved the memory of home through her art.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
What Jesuit Refugee Service wants you to know about World Refugee Day
Joan Rosenhauer, the executive director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, discusses J.R.S.’s mission of “accompanying, serving and advocating” for refugees and forcibly displaced peoples.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
What an Argentinian nun has seen on the frontlines of Ukraine after 18 trips
Sister Lucía Caram, an Argentinian nun living in Spain, has made 18 journeys to the war-torn country over the past 15 months, usually bringing humanitarian aid and returning home with refugees or wounded soldiers.
Posted inFaith, Video
Top 10 moments of Pope Francis
In just 10 years, Pope Francis has had a world-changing papacy. From viral moments to global travel to groundbreaking papal documents, the pope has made a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world. To commemorate Francis’ 10th anniversary America’s editors have chosen what we think are the top 10 most memorable moments of […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ is a true story of refugee sisters—with more than one hero
“The Swimmers” follows the now-famous story of the Mardini sisters, competitive swimmers who escaped the war in Syria in 2015, crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece on a rubber dinghy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Bishops: Using migrants as political pawns ‘offends God’
In the wake of politicians like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis busing migrants away from their states on false pretenses, U.S. bishops have spoken out against these tactics as “political showmanship.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I started working as an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military at 16. My family still isn’t safe from the Taliban.
Though the families of former interpreters for the U.S. military are being targeted by the Taliban, there is still no established pathway for bringing them to the United States on a permanent basis.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
As a Marquette law student, I assisted Afghan refugees. What I learned about service and unconditional love will last a lifetime.
There are no words to describe the difference between reading about the Taliban’s merciless destruction of Afghan citizens and hearing the same stories spoken from someone who has suffered at their hands.