“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.
Refugees
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.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops condemn Boris Johnson’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
“Migration is a complex issue, but it is not resolved by delegating our roles and responsibilities to other countries,” said Bishop Paul McAleenan.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
American hearts bleed for Ukrainians. But Latin Americans? Meh.
Do Americans care about Ukrainians because they recognize them as victims of Vladimir Putin? Do Americans need a “big baddie” to hate before we take action on behalf of the poor and persecuted?
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Migration is not a crisis. It is a sign of our times.
Commenting on his recent trip to Malta in his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke about migration and evangelization, especially in a time of war.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis last spoke to Putin before New Year’s, is willing to visit Kyiv but that is ‘up in the air’
Answering a question from America’s Vatican correspondent, Pope Francis indicated he has not spoken directly to President Putin since the war started.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis visits Malta this weekend. Here’s what to expect.
Francis has long desired to visit Malta where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul was shipwrecked in 60 A.D. while en route to Rome, where he had asked to be judged.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Inside Cardinal Czerny’s visit to Ukraine
“The people who come are not dead in a technical sense, but they have lost their lives. And they don’t have a new one yet, so they are terribly beaten, and terribly vulnerable.”