Since the end of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, much of the world has turned its attention away from geopolitical conflicts in the region. But these issues have not disappeared.
Refugees
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
Lidia Bastianich on why Jesus was always eating and drinking
A conversation with legendary chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Visiting a Greek refugee camp with Pope Francis
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell speaks with Colleen Dulle about traveling with Pope Francis to Cyprus and Greece to “touch the wounds of humanity.”
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis in Lesbos: The root causes of the migration crisis ‘should be attacked,’ not migrants
“Five years have passed since I visited this place with my dear brothers Bartholomew and Ieronymos. After all this time, we see that little has changed with regard to the issue of migration.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Don’t let ‘small-t traditions’ divide Catholic and Orthodox Christians
“Let us not become paralyzed by fear of openness or bold gestures or give in to talk of ‘irreconcilable differences’ that, in fact, have nothing to do with the Gospel!”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Kerry Kennedy: Joe Biden must put his Catholic faith into action and stop deporting Haitian asylum seekers
Haitian asylum seekers are entitled to our protection, writes Kerry Kennedy after a visit to the border community of Del Rio, Texas. Instead, we have subjected them to abuse and immediate deportation.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
After Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000, Jesuit group calls on him to accept 200,000
The Jesuit Refugee Service has encouraged Biden to raise the cap from 125,000 to 200,000 to better welcome more displaced refugees.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Afghan refugees and the Good Samaritans of Twitter
As images of desperate Afghan refugees flooded the news last week, I felt overwhelmed by my own inadequacy. Then I saw an Amazon wishlist of refugees’ concrete needs — and logged on to Twitter.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
He was a translator in Afghanistan. Now safe in the U.S., he prays his work won’t endanger loved ones left behind.
“I know that I live in safety. I know that I don’t have to worry about being kidnapped, being hurt; I don’t have to worry about being hit by an I.E.D.” Ahmad wishes that same security for his family and the people of Afghanistan.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Our work changed really overnight’: Afghanistan evacuations become top priority for faith-based resettlement groups
Keeping Our Promise, a volunteer-run refugee resettlement organization, partners closely with churches, synagogues and faith-based organizations to help Special Immigrant Visa hopefuls in Afghanistan.