If “canceling” is a means of banishing to the shadows something that causes discomfort that is precisely what we are doing to migrants at our border.
Refugees
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Bishop Dorsonville: The Catholic Church believes in family unity. That includes the children at the border.
Refugees are often seen through a political lens, writes Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, but the crisis at the Mexico border should remind us of the church’s essential ministry to those fleeing violence and poverty.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Refugee resettlement has a political cost. It is still worth paying.
Though an about-face by the Biden administration brought welcome news to advocates for refugee resettlement, the process raised concerns about the political calculus at work.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Czerny remembers famous Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty on 46th anniversary of his death
“The 1950s were a time of recovery, the beginning of prosperity in the West,” Cardinal Czerny told the congregation, among whom were Hungarian clergy and laity, and diplomats from other countries. “There was even hope of new freedom in the Communist world
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Pope Francis: God does not distinguish between natives and foreigners
Pope Francis on Thursday denounced “aggressive” nationalism that rejects migrants, and said Catholics should follow the Gospel-mandated call for a welcoming church that doesn’t distinguish between “natives and foreigners, residents and guests.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Jesuit Refugee Service launches border program to address migrants’ psychological needs
The tough psychological situation confronting migrants started prior to the inauguration of President Joe Biden in January, but it has continued under his administration.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why did the Biden administration have to be reminded of its commitment to refugees?
Refugees and displaced persons are not just the concern of “progressives,” but a broad concern of Americans, including Catholics.
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When Italy struggled to settle refugees, privately-funded faith groups stepped up with a solution. The United States should do the same.
As the refugee crisis overwhelmed Europe, religious groups devised an alternative: private funding for resettlement. Two members of the Community of Sant’Egidio write that the Humanitarian Corridors model could work in the U.S.
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After outcry, White House says Biden will lift refugee cap in May
Biden had announced earlier Friday that he would keep his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year, triggering a backlash from Democratic lawmakers and resettlement agencies.
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Parents who send their kids across the border are not heroes or villains. They’re humans facing an impossible choice.
Many migrants and asylum seekers are parents doing their best to make difficult decisions, writes Joanna Williams, executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. That recognition should guide our border policies.