Tag: Migrants
Pope Francis: Refugees are ending up in a ‘desert of humanity’
"All too often you come up against a desert of humanity, with an indifference that ... that dries up relations between people”
Pope Francis: Failure to integrate migrants can create serious problems
The pope said that migrants were a blessing for the Catholic Church in Europe
‘Illegal migrants’ continue to flock to Thailand from neighboring countries
At least 2,800 “illegal migrants,” including people from Myanmar, were arrested trying to enter Thailand since last week
Pope Francis appeals that migrants not be sent back to unsafe...
“We need to end the return of migrants to unsafe countries and prioritize rescuing lives at sea,” said the pope
Pope Francis: The Catholic Church must be welcoming
“Because the devil, who is the divider – this is what the word ‘devil’ means – always insinuates suspicions to divide and exclude”
Video: ‘Towards an ever wider WE’: Dreaming as one human family
In his new video, Pope Francis tells the faithful not to be afraid to dream - rather, to dream together as a single human family
Cardinal Tagle turns emotional as he recalls grandfather’s migration story
The Filipino cardinal said the refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, and Bangladesh, reminded him of his migrant roots
Pope Francis calls for ‘more inclusive’ Church that goes out to...
Pope Francis stressed the importance of "inclusiveness" and "fraternity," saying that an ever wider “we” will help renew the human family
Pleas for help in India as COVID-19 leaves children without carers
The exponential rise in infections and deaths has left some children without a carer because their parents are too ill to cope or have died
Towards an ever wider ‘we’
"The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery in order to heal wounds and to seek out the straying"
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