The USCCB, through its Department of Migration and Refugee Services, has assisted over 13,000 Afghans with resettlement since August 2021, together with Catholic Charities agencies and other community-based partners.
Bishop urges Senate, House to pass Afghan Adjustment Act ‘without delay’
Refugees learn to cope with the trauma that forced them to flee Congo
Since arriving at the Mantapala Refugee Settlement, refugees have received emotional support and financial aid, skills development and life-saving assistance.
Photos of the Week: July 25, 2022
In the spotlight: Papal visit to Canada, Ukraine refugees, U.S. women’s soccer team
New Zealand bishops urge action to end Palestinian suffering in Holy Land
The bishops, in a statement released July 13, expressed their deepest concern for Palestinians who for decades “have been reduced to the status of refugees in their own homeland.”
Agency head says community response to resettling refugees ‘overwhelming
The resettlement ministry has welcomed more than 1,000 newcomers since October.
JRS welcomes European court ruling blocking U.K. deportations to Rwanda
The controversial plan, introduced through the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, involves a 120 million-British pound deal with Rwanda to process the applications of single men who arrive illegally by small boats on U.K. shores.
Hemispheric summit ends with immigration deal among countries
The statement released by the White House and signed by the heads of state of Mexico and several countries in Central and South America said that “migration should be a voluntary, informed choice and not a necessity,” and it makes the task of aiding migrants and refugees a shared responsibility among many nations.
Pizza for all: Jordanian parish matches Italian cuisine, Iraqi skills
Young Iraqi refugees are learning culinary and management skills in a program established at the church to help them when they reach their final destination in other countries.