migration

Pope Francis has expressed sorrow for the victims of the bus crash which claimed the lives of 39 migrants transiting the Central American country.

Patriarchs of churches of the Syriac tradition pledged their unity in tackling the numerous challenges they face, including the “the bleeding of migration” of their faithful in the Middle East.

With the arrival of “greater numbers of families and individuals at our border with Mexico,” the federal government must provide “critical infrastructure” to “meet their humanitarian needs.”

“The story of this great migration of Irish men and women and the faith they bought with them is told in Sean Connolly’s captivating new book, ‘On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World.'”

Pope Francis said governments cannot and should not try to stop migration over the Mediterranean, but they must find better, more coordinated ways to handle the movement of people.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, told world leaders Nov. 8 that “the growing phenomenon of migrants being displaced” by climate change is something they must act on because currently “they lack access to international protection” recognizing them as deserving special care.

The Christian community in Norrköping encompasses Swedes and Arab immigrants, providing a richness to the congregations and the culture of the town.

LCWR voted to renew the focus of its 2019-2022 resolution: seeking communion at the intersection of racism, forced migration and the climate crisis.