Tag: refugees
Blood of Bucha victims ‘cries out to heaven’ for end to...
“They are victims whose innocent blood cries out to heaven and implores an end to this war," said Pope Francis
Pope Francis: We are witnessing the ‘impotence’ of the UN in...
“[I]n the current war in Ukraine, we are witnessing the impotence of the Organizations of the United Nations.”
Malta center readies for pope but its real VIPs are refugees
"When you have a person who can sit near you at the table, you're not only giving him shelter, but we are treating him as a brother"
Pope heads to Catholic Malta with migrant message
Pope Francis is the third pope since 1990 to visit the tiny archipelago, where Saint Paul was said to have shipwrecked in 60 AD
Fighting in Myanmar’s Kayin state drives thousands to Thai border
Thai authorities are tightening security along the border for any Myanmar nationals who have crossed illegally
Conflict since coup pushes Myanmar’s displaced to nearly 900,000
The UN Humanitarian Office said that 519,900 people had been displaced by clashes since the coup, bringing the total of IDPs to 890,300
Insurgents murdered Rohingya leader, Bangladesh police admit
The assassination of Mohib Ullah last September sent shockwaves through the sprawling border settlements of stateless Rohingya refugees
Indian nun, companions shelter women, children fleeing war in Ukraine
The nun said the infant and her mother reminded her of Joseph and Mary fleeing Bethlehem to Egypt with the infant Jesus
Catholic bishop lauds Philippine move to welcome Ukrainian refugees
Bishop Ruperto Santos said the move “will be our gift to the whole world”
Junta roadblocks leave 10,000 refugees at risk of starvation in Myanmar
The refugees had been relying on a flow of goods through a town, which served as a regional hub until access was cut off
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