Opinion Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:16:45 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope sends cardinal to Lesbos as refugees continue to arrive /home/international/item/29463-pope-sends-cardinal-to-lesbos-as-refugees-continue-to-arrive /home/international/item/29463-pope-sends-cardinal-to-lesbos-as-refugees-continue-to-arrive

MYTILENE, Greece - When a Greek priest suggested that if Greece found a home for all the migrants and refugees in its camps, Turkey would just let more come over, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski balked.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Thu, 09 May 2019 11:15:42 -0400
Roses and the cross: Pope meets refugees in Bulgaria /faith/item/29445-roses-and-the-cross-pope-meets-refugees-in-bulgaria /faith/item/29445-roses-and-the-cross-pope-meets-refugees-in-bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Twelve boys and girls wearing white T-shirts and dark pants sang for Pope Francis at a refugee center on the outskirts of Sofia.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Mon, 06 May 2019 10:12:55 -0400
Pope to Bulgarians: Treasure identity as crossroads of cultures /faith/item/29441-pope-to-bulgarians-treasure-identity-as-crossroads-of-cultures /faith/item/29441-pope-to-bulgarians-treasure-identity-as-crossroads-of-cultures

SOFIA, Bulgaria - In a country that has seen many of its citizens emigrate in search of work and a better life, Pope Francis asked Bulgarians to be welcoming of and sympathetic to the migrants and refugees who arrive in their country hoping to get to Western Europe.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Sun, 05 May 2019 08:56:58 -0400
‘Devastating’ decision to cut legal aid for refugees /item/29392-devastating-decision-to-cut-legal-aid-for-refugees /item/29392-devastating-decision-to-cut-legal-aid-for-refugees

Updated 04/25/19 with letter from the Sisters of St. Joseph

A cut to legal aid in Ontario for migrants and refugees is “devastating” and will put peopleƵapp lives in danger, according to the Canadian Council for Refugees.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:20:09 -0400
Advocates cry foul over ‘buried’ changes /item/29350-advocates-cry-foul-over-buried-changes /item/29350-advocates-cry-foul-over-buried-changes

Ottawa - A government crackdown on asylum seekers who enter Canada at “irregular” border crossings has refugee advocates crying foul.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:00:00 -0400
Human trafficking is 'crime against humanity,' Pope says /faith/item/29315-human-trafficking-is-crime-against-humanity-pope-says /faith/item/29315-human-trafficking-is-crime-against-humanity-pope-says

VATICAN CITY - Human trafficking is a "crime against humanity," because it denies the human dignity of the victim, seeing him or her only as a piece of merchandise to be used to enrich or give pleasure to another, Pope Francis said.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:00:41 -0400
Asylum funds allocated poorly, advocates say /item/29257-asylum-funds-allocated-poorly-advocates-say /item/29257-asylum-funds-allocated-poorly-advocates-say

OTTAWA - Refugee advocates are welcoming a federal budget pledge to spend $1.8 billion over five years to accelerate the processing of asylum claims, but concerns are being raised about how funds will be allocated.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:21:47 -0400
Editorial: One lucky refugee /columns/item/28805-editorial-one-lucky-refugee /columns/item/28805-editorial-one-lucky-refugee

ThereƵapp nothing like a feel-good story to kick off a new year, and stories seldom get more uplifting than a dramatic rescue involving a teenage girl who feared for her life.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Fri, 18 Jan 2019 16:41:33 -0500
VenezuelaƵapp refugee wave is growing /home/international/item/28760-venezuela-s-refugee-wave-is-growing /home/international/item/28760-venezuela-s-refugee-wave-is-growing

Neighbouring countries are bracing to receive an additional five million Venezuelan refugees this year on top of the three million people who have already left the crisis-stricken nation.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:17:52 -0500
Protection of human dignity must be government priority, Pope Francis says /home/international/item/28612-protection-of-human-dignity-must-be-government-priority-pope-francis-says /home/international/item/28612-protection-of-human-dignity-must-be-government-priority-pope-francis-says VATICAN – Protecting human dignity and human rights must always be at the heart of any action by world leaders to confront the many humanitarian crises afflicting today's world, Pope Francis said.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:17:25 -0500