The Church in Homs, Syria, has set up two centers to receive people fleeing renewed attacks on Aleppo, Archbishop Jacques Mourad told Agenzia Fides. He said efforts were underway to secure food, bedding, and fuel for those forcibly displaced, who “are thirsty, hungry, cold and have nothing left.”

In a statement ahead of Ireland’s elections on 29 November, Irish Bishops called for politicians to address pressing economic and social issues like housing and racism to ensure a more compassionate welcome for migrants. They said fair and more timely processing of asylum claims was also needed.

Bishops in North and Central America and the Caribbean working on human mobility have issued a joint pastoral letter aiming to foster a coordinated response to migration and give guidance to Episcopal Conferences and local churches as they walk with migrants, refugees, and other people on the move.