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Ethiopian fighting could spark new refugee crisis

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Church networks are getting ready for a humanitarian disaster and a massive wave of new refugees as the civil war in Ethiopia rages on.

Pope scheduled to address South Sudan leaders meeting at Vatican

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 11:04:24 -0400

VATICAN CITY - To help bring lasting peace to a nation scarred by civil war, Pope Francis was scheduled to speak with and bless leaders from South Sudan gathered for a spiritual retreat at the Vatican.

U.S., world urged to help Jordan aid refugees, end Syrian civil war

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:40:12 -0400

SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan – The United States has a responsibility to help Jordan as it struggles to support hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and must actively seek to end Syria's long civil war, American human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy told a conference on forced migration.

Sierra Leone bishops say citizen action for peace key to 2018 elections

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 09:45:00 -0400

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Catholic bishops in Sierra Leone called on citizens to refrain from actions to destabilize the West African nation and to come together before next year's elections in the same spirit that helped end the country's civil war and overcome its Ebola epidemic.

Christians who fled Aleppo now returning with help from local Church

Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400

ALEPPO, Syria – Christians who fled Aleppo because of the four year battle for the city are now returning, and in the face of such challenges as poverty, destruction, and a shortages of basic goods, they persevere with the help of the local Church.

Murder case of Blessed Oscar Romero has been reopened

cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:49:00 -0400

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A nearly 40 year-old murder case was reopened this week to properly prosecute the suspected killer behind the Salvadorian archbishop's martyrdom.

Bishop from South Sudan urges community leaders to condemn violence

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:50:00 -0400

YAMBIO, South Sudan – As civilians are increasingly targeted in South Sudan's civil war, a bishop urged prominent community leaders to unequivocally condemn revenge killings, violence against civilians, and hate speech that ignites tribal sentiments.

Myanmar's biggest challenge is to stop ethnic conflicts, says cardinal

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 11:00:00 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar – The Catholic Church is helping to rebuild Myanmar as it emerges from six decades of military rule and isolation through peace-building efforts and education, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon said in a recent interview with National Catholic Reporter.

Syria is in a “bloodbath,” says the country��Ƶapp apostolic nuncio

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 05:00:00 -0400

ROME, Italy – Six years after the start of the Civil War, Syria's apostolic nuncio said that the country is in a “bloodbath” – a situation so desperate it leaves you with the impression of being in hell.

Parish on Mexico-Guatemala border prepares for new wave of asylum seekers

Sat, 11 Mar 2017 15:00:00 -0500

FRONTERA COMALAPA, Mexico – In the early 1980s, parishioners at the Santo Nino de Atocha parish in this town on the Mexico-Guatemala border opened their church and homes to refugees fleeing civil war in Guatemala. Three decades later, they're preparing for another influx of asylum seekers – this time from countries farther south as Central Americans seek safety from the gang violence gripping El Salvador and Honduras.