In addition to their duties at the school, the sisters are involved in efforts to help Ukrainian soldiers injured in the Russian invasion of their country.
In Ukraine, Basilian sisters pitch in and prepare for war’s consequences
Refusal to help migrants is ‘sinful, criminal,’ pope says at canonization
The refusal to help desperate migrants “is revolting, it’s sinful, it’s criminal,” Pope Francis said as he canonized a bishop dedicated to assisting migrants and a Salesian brother who had immigrated with his family to Argentina.
Photos of the Week: Sept. 26, 2022
In the spotlight: Eucharistic Congress in Italy, protests in Russia, Hurricane Fiona, ‘Little Amal’
Catholic Charities, other groups mobilize to help migrants bused to Chicago
Passengers from the first buses came from Venezuela, and included families with young children and babies and single men. As more buses came, migrants from Cuba and Nicaragua also arrived, along with more from Venezuela.
Giant puppet of Syrian refugee girl makes stop at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
The cathedral stop was one of 55 New York events welcoming the puppet over a three-week period that began Sept. 14 and ends Oct. 2 and is titled “Little Amal Walks NYC.”
Bishops speak against transport of migrants; it ‘offends God,’ says one
The San Antonio Archbishop said the tactics to ship them off elsewhere “promote human trafficking,” and he called out the “sick actions” of political leaders who do “little about the issue.”
New network will accompany migrants; National Migration Week is Sept. 19-25
“The network we are building will provide a way for the many people who want to help newcomers in their community to accompany them and to advocate for migrants, refugees and those seeking asylum in the United States,” Joan Rosenhauer, executive director of JRS/USA, said.
Pope calls for end to horror, madness on anniversary of war in Ukraine
Marking the six-month anniversary of the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Pope Francis renewed his appeal for prayers for an end to “the horror of war.”