The resettlement ministry has welcomed more than 1,000 newcomers since October.
Agency head says community response to resettling refugees ‘overwhelming
JRS/USA official visits Ukrainian children who are refugees in Romania
JRS seeks to provide stability and emotional support while the agonizing wait wears on.
Interfaith services pray for refugees, herald their strength, courage
The number of refugees resettled in the United States was at its the lowest in 2020 since the founding of the resettlement program in 1980.
From Somalia to US: Initial challenges are met by other hurdles, rewards
World Refugee Day, marked annually on June 20, aims to raise awareness of the situations and experiences that refugees endure throughout the world.
Migration situation requires a humane, Christian response, official says
Children under the age of 18 make up one half of the world’s refugee population, a U.N. report said.
Demand grows in Canada to clear refugee backlog
Canada welcomed World Refugee Day June 20 with at least 45,000 already-sponsored refugees scattered across the globe, stuck waiting as long as four years while their ready-and-willing sponsors marvel at the willingness of the Canadian government bureaucracy to squander their dedication, faith and goodwill.
World Refugee Day aims to raise awareness of global refugee situation
The annual observance of World Refugee Day June 20 “provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the global refugee situation and the success of resettled refugees,” an official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a June 19 statement.
Renew efforts to build peace, help refugees, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Assist and accompany refugees while working to build peace in the world, Pope Francis urged on the eve of World Refugee Day. […]