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by bcadmin | Nov 9, 2022 | Church in Europe, Immigration, Italian bishops, Italy, lead, Migration, News, NGO | 0 |
As a standoff between a humanitarian migrant rescue ship and the Italian government continues into its fourth day, a leading Italian bishop has criticized the “selective” process of allowing some migrants to disembark, while turning others away.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 26, 2022 | Church in Europe, Immigration, Italian politics, Italy, lead, Migration, News | 0 |
On Tuesday, as new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni doubled down on her hardline anti-migrant policies, a rescue hotline sent an alert warning that boats carrying 1,300 people were in distress near the coast of Sicily.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 30, 2022 | Cardinal Michael Czerny, Church in Europe, Humanitarian corridor, lead, migrants and refugees, Migration, News, Pope Francis, United States | 0 |
This week civil and ecclesial leaders gathered in Rome to discuss constructive solutions to the increased migration flow just days after Italy elected a new government that is expected to adopt hardline anti-migrant policies.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | Archbishop Matteo Zuppi, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Elections, Italian Elections, Italian politics, Italy, lead, Migration, News, Pope Francis | 0 |
Italy’s leading Catholic prelate has urged the country’s new leadership to stand up for the poor and vulnerable, saying the church itself will continue to advocate for the common good with “severity” if needed.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 19, 2022 | Archbishop Blase Cupich, Archbishop Jose Gomez, Biden Administration, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Church in the US, Migration, National Migration Week, News | 0 |
Speaking to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles faithful ahead of National Migration Week, Archbishop Jośe Gomez encouraged prayer for a society of “solidarity and compassion” that better serves the “poor and least among us.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 27, 2022 | Chile, Church in the Americas, Colombia, lead, Migration, News, Peru, Venezuela | 0 |
Catholics who work at the border of Peru, Bolivia and Chile have met to discuss the migration crisis.
Read MorePope Francis said that when it comes to the United States, “a people of migrants,” the Irish brought the whiskey, and the Italians brought the mafia.
Read MoreThe capsizing of a small boat overloaded with passengers trying to illegally leave Lebanon is “the biggest proof of the terrible crisis” that the country is enduring as it continues to sink economically, the president of Caritas Lebanon.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | fraternity, lead, migrants and refugees, Migration, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
As his final event in Malta before returning to Rome, Pope Francis visited a welcome center for migrants, condemning the disregard with which they are often treated and urging those who assist them to treat them with humanity and kindness.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | lead, Liturgy, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Scripture, Vatican | 0 |
On his second and final day in Malta, Pope Francis made several direct appeals for locals to foster a merciful attitude toward others, whether they are incoming foreigners, or those simply in need of compassion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2022 | Corruption, lead, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Ukraine, Vatican, War | 0 |
Pope Francis landed in Valletta Saturday for his long-overdue visit to Malta, offering the country’s leaders a digest-version of his top social priorities, including corruption, migration, and peacemaking.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 1, 2022 | Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna, Cardinal Raymond Burke, Knights of Malta, lead, Malta, Migration, News, News Analysis, Papal Trips, Vatican finances | 0 |
Widening the lens, the pope’s weekend stop in Malta can be seen as a microcosm of the main challenges Francis has faced over nearly a decade of his papacy.
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