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U.S. Bishops Commend New Refugee Admissions Target
U.S. Bishops Commend New Refugee Admissions Target
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the U.S. Administration’s decision to set the refugee admission ceiling at 125,000 for the coming year. The Conference also urged policymakers to allocate the necessary resources to reach this goal. On 11 October,…
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ICMC Commemorates International Day of the Girl Child; Mariam, an Example of Girl Strength

ICMC Commemorates International Day of the Girl Child; Mariam, an Example of Girl Strength

At 15, Mariam was engaged to be married. When her engagement ended, she struggled with social isolation, low self-esteem, and…
Working Across Communities To Safeguard the Environment and Support Refugees

Working Across Communities To Safeguard the Environment and Support Refugees

A new video by the Vatican’s Migrant and Refugee Section, released ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees,…
Catholic-Inspired Organizations Around the World Call For the Respect of Migrants' and Refugees' Rights

Catholic-Inspired Organizations Around the World Call For the Respect of Migrants’ and Refugees’ Rights

On the occasion of the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 26 September 2021, a joint statement from the…
ICMC Members and Church Leaders Respond to the Needs of Afghans, Advocate for Their Protection

ICMC Members and Church Leaders Respond to the Needs of Afghans, Advocate for Their Protection

As fear and uncertainty grasp Afghanistan following the Taliban’s rapid takeover, ICMC’s members, the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences, along with their…
ICMC Europe Joins NGOs’ Call for EU To Guarantee Protection of Afghan Refugees

ICMC Europe Joins NGOs’ Call for EU To Guarantee Protection of Afghan Refugees

The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) Europe has joined a coalition of over 50 European NGOs working on asylum and…
Resettlement Agencies Call on the Government to Provide Immediate Support to Afghans in Need of Protection

Resettlement Agencies Call on the Government to Provide Immediate Support to Afghans in Need of Protection

On 20 August, 23 organizations sent a joint letter to the White House, asking the U.S. government to swiftly assist…
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Fratelli Tutti and the Plight of the Displaced

The latest encyclical of Pope Francis calls for a more just, more human, and more fraternal world based on love…
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Forty Years on, Why the U.S. Should Continue To Welcome Refugees

This year, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program marks its 40th anniversary. As the historic global leader of refugee resettlement, the…
How Refugee Children Are Bearing the Brunt of the COVID Pandemic 1

How Refugee Children Are Bearing the Brunt of the COVID Pandemic

Refugee children are some of the most impressive but, at times, the most vulnerable people on the move. Their capacity…
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ICMC Official Welcomes Papal Call to Walk with Uprooted People

Source: Vatican News

On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the ICMC Secretary General welcomed Pope Francis’s call for Catholics to walk together with uprooted people. It is important to highlight the Christian responsibility to welcome the stranger, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo said in an interview with Vatican News.

ICMC Secretary General Remembers 11 September 2001

Source: kath.ch

ICMC Secretary General Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo was in Washington, D.C., on 11 September 2001. Twenty years later, he reflects on his memories of that day and on its long-term effects. “We need the slow building of trust and respect for the dignity of all human beings,” he urges in this interview in German.

ICMC Official: Barriers Won’t Stop People Seeking a Better Life

Source: Crux

Walls and hostile policies won’t deter people fleeing war, persecution or poverty, says ICMC Secretary General Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo in an interview about responses to migration. “Towards an Ever Wider We,” the theme of this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, offers a different approach.
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German Bishops Press for More Just, Humane Migration Policy

Source: News in 24

The international community must make migration policy humane and address factors driving forced displacement, the German Bishops’ Conference outlined with the Evangelical Church in Germany in a second-ever common word on migration. The paper advocates for sea rescue and against human trafficking.

South African Bishop Calls for Compassion for Refugees

Source: ACI Africa

More compassion is needed for people displaced by violence so they not only find refuge but also a welcoming community where they can rebuild their lives, said South African Bishop Peter Holiday. On the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, he urged Catholics to meet refugees with God’s love.

Mexican Bishops: End Militarized Response to Migration

Source: Agenzia Fides

Mexican Bishops appealed to authorities to end “practices of militarization and repression against migrants” in a statement from a gathering of coordinators of pastoral care to uprooted people. Migration policy must focus on humanitarian response rather than containing migration, they said.
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