The Catholic Register

Canada must continue to open doors for refugees

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:39:30 -0400

Special prayers were offered to Christians under recent attack in Africa and west Asia as the Archdiocese of Toronto commemorated the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2023 Sept. 24.

New casting of Schmalz immigration artwork unveiled

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:00:11 -0400

WASHINGTON -- A new casting of a 3.5-ton bronze sculpture commissioned by the Vatican has made a temporary stop in Washington before it eventually finds a permanent home there.

Care of the earth, concern for migrants are connected, Canadian cardinal says

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:37:43 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Catholics will mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees during the ecumenical celebration of the Season of Creation, highlighting the obligation, as Pope Francis says, to listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny.

Pope Francis: World becoming more elitist, cruel toward excluded

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:08:38 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- The excluded, especially migrants and refugees, are the ones who ultimately pay the price for humanity's greed, Pope Francis said.

Fear becomes sin when it leads to hostility toward migrants, Pope says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:16:16 -0500

VATICAN – Being afraid and concerned about the impact of migration is not a sin, Pope Francis said, but it is a sin to let those fears lead to a refusal to help people in need.

Pope urges respect for the life and dignity of migrants, refugees

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 10:38:16 -0400

VATICAN CITY – With millions of people fleeing violence, persecution and poverty around the globe, individual nations must expand options that make it possible for migrants and refugees to cross their borders safely and legally, Pope Francis said.

World Day of Migrants to reflect on vulnerable, voiceless minors

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:00:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – Migrant children, the most vulnerable and fragile victims of war and persecution, will be at the heart of the Catholic Church's annual day of reflection and prayer on the situation of migrants and refugees.

A refugee is always an outsider

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 05:00:00 -0500

TORONTO - At 20 Tarak has been divorced from everything — his family, his home, his childhood and a future that once seemed assured.