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Syrian patriarch: aid needed to calm Christian flight
Syria’s leading Catholic bishop has said that humanitarian aid should be increased in and near Syria to help contain Christians’... Read more
Lebanese bishop appeals for Christian Syrian refugees
Christian refugees from Syria living in Lebanon need the support of their Western counterparts, according to an Eastern Catholic bishop... Read more
Prejudice towards migrants and refugees must end, Pope stresses
In honor of the upcoming World Migration Day, Pope Francis said that the improvement of society demands the end of... Read more
Pope Francis urges faithful to help meet refugees' needs
Pope Francis called for solidarity with refugees during his Tuesday visit to a Jesuit refugee center in Rome, reminding Christians... Read more
Syrian refugees find support from Catholic Relief Services
Unable to enter refugee camps run by the United Nations, many Syrians fleeing from violence in their home country have... Read more
Pope Francis visits refugees at Jesuit center in Rome
Just two months after paying a visit to immigrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa, Pope Francis visited a group... Read more
Catholic volunteers in Thailand aid refugees from Burma
Responding to a humanitarian crisis pushing tens of thousands of a minority ethnic group in Burma from their homes, Caritas... Read more
Pope Francis to meet with refugees in Rome next month
In a few weeks, Pope Francis will make a short trip outside the walls of the Vatican City to the... Read more
Twenty-thousand Syrian Kurds forced to take refuge in Iraq
Following recent clashes in Syria between al-Qaeda linked opposition groups and Kurdish forces, 20,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Iraqi... Read more
Pope to visit Rome center for undocumented refugees
A priest in Rome says Pope Francis personally called him to say he will visit the Astalli Center, a local... Read more
Vatican officials arrive in Jordan as refugee crisis continues
Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is visiting Jordan to take stock of the serious refugee... Read more
Bishops' delegation says international support critical for Syrian refugees
A delegation from the U.S. bishops’ conference that recently visited the Middle East believes that the Syrian refugee crisis is... Read more
Pope urges respect for rights of migrants, refugees
The Vatican has released Pope Benedict's message for the upcoming ninety-ninth World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in which he... Read more
Church leaders urge Egyptian troops to rescue Sinai hostages
“Dramatic changes” in the Sinai peninsula region offer Egypt's government a chance to rescue trafficking and torture victims, an assembly... Read more
Catholics providing Syrian refugees with medical treatment
It was the end of March when the violence in Syria became unbearable for Salwa, a young mother who lived... Read more
