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Greek Orthodox patriarch: Christians are not strangers in Middle East
Middle Eastern patriarchs reaffirmed the deep history of Christianity in the Middle East and called for its perseverance into the... Read more
Christians play vital role in Middle East – the view from Lebanon
The Church in Lebanon is working to aid the 1.5 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the great majority of whom... Read more
Central Americans fleeing violence can't return home yet, bishops warn
As a temporary immigration permit program for families fleeing violence in Honduras and El Salvador is set to expire, the... Read more
Chilean cardinal offers warm welcome to Syrian refugees
Last week in Santiago, government officials, representatives of the Catholic Church in Chile, and international organizations welcomed the first of... Read more
Pope Francis, Lebanese prime minister discuss Middle East
Pope Francis and the prime minister of Lebanon, Saad Rafic Hariri, discussed Friday the current situation in the Middle East... Read more
Don't ignore children suffering war and separation, Holy See tells UN
Armed conflicts brings out “the most vicious forms of violence against children” and the world must act to aid the... Read more
Trump administration drops refugee cap to 45,000
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday it plans to resettle a maximum of 45,000 refugees in 2018, fewer than in... Read more
Pope Francis launches campaign to encounter and welcome migrants
Pope Francis on Wednesday announced a new initiative encouraging a “culture of encounter” and efforts to warmly welcome immigrants and... Read more
Christian refugees reportedly forced to say Muslim prayers for food in Sudan
Christian children in Sudanese refugee camps are reportedly being given food only after they recite Muslim prayers, a papal aid... Read more
Ohio Catholic parish hosts camp to empower refugee women
U.S. Together is partnering with a Toledo Catholic parish to create a summer camp for women and children refugees –... Read more
Don’t send Chaldeans back to persecution in Iraq, advocates plead
After a federal judge again halted the deportation of over 1,000 Chaldeans from the U.S., advocates for the detainees insisted... Read more
'I had to flee for my life' – The reality of being a Syrian refugee
Omar al-Muqdad wanted to help the Iraqi refugees who were displaced from their homes in 2004. He volunteered to help... Read more
Latest migrant tragedy prompts call to address root problem
After hundreds more migrants perished last weekend in the deadly Mediterranean passage to Europe, one Catholic expert insisted that the... Read more
What Catholics like and dislike in the new spending bill
A massive spending package to be voted on by Congress has drawn applause for continuing foreign aid spending, but also... Read more
Mexican bishops: The cry of migrants is the cry of the Church
In the context of their 103rd Full Assembly, the Mexican Bishops Conference released a statement on the suffering on migrants,... Read more
Supreme Court won't hear case of Central American asylum seekers
A group of women and children from Central America who have been prioritized for deportation lost a legal battle Monday,... Read more
Don't lose your humanity in refugee debate, US bishops say
The intense debate over U.S. refugee and migrant policy is a chance to meet newcomers and understand others' concerns, the... Read more
Chaput: Everyone who's a legal citizen should come pray for immigrants
As fears of deportation threaten to keep many immigrants home from a prayer service on Sunday, Archbishop Charles Chaput of... Read more
Federal judges in Hawaii, Maryland block Trump's new travel ban
Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked President Donald Trump’s temporary refugee and travel ban from going into effect. Read more
Among horror stories from Syria, a woman's unborn baby was cut in half
As the Syrian Civil War begins its seventh year, Syrian doctors told members of Congress of the “unspeakable horrors” they... Read more
