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“We Took Only Our IDs So Someone Could Identify Us if We Died on the Streets”

On September 23rd, our neighbors from the south arrived at our doorstep. They had narrowly escaped the devastation of their...
People fleeing South Lebanon

“Missiles Were Dropping on Both Sides of the Road”

1:00 PM, Monday 23 September - South of Lebanon. The South had been enduring relentless missile attacks and airstrikes for...
Explosion in Baalbek

“We Do Not Know When This Will End or if It Will End, or if We Will Survive This”

On the morning of 23 September, as I woke up for work, my mom messaged me from Baalbeck, Lebanon, that...
Ukrainian doctor receiving a donation from Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach

Reflections on a Fourth Solidarity Visit to Ukraine – 26/03/2024

Tuesday, 26 March 2024 For the past three days, our Solidarity delegation has had a small “taste” of what most...
Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo's Fourth Solidarity Visit to Ukraine

Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo’s Reflections on a Fourth Solidarity Visit to Ukraine

On Friday, March 22, 2024, I began my 4th Solidarity visit to the suffering people of Ukraine who have sustained...
Stéphane Jaquemet, ICMC Chief Operating Officer and Director of Policy, at the third Civil Society Preparatory Meeting held in Geneva on 22 January 2024

Reflections on the Global Forum on Migration and Development, and Particularly on the 14th GFMD Summit

By Stéphane Jaquemet, ICMC Chief Operating Officer and Director of Policy The 14th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration...
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Reflections of 21 October on a Third Visit to Ukraine During a Time of War

21 October 2023: Our first meeting in Odesa was with Fr. Oleksander and Rostic of the Stella Maris Apostolate with...
Further Reflections on a Third Visit to Ukraine During a Time of War 1

Further Reflections on a Third Visit to Ukraine During a Time of War

19-20 October: After a full day of riding from Lviv to Kyiv on 18 October 2023, our first meeting the...
Reflections on a 3rd visit to Ukraine torn apart by invasion and war:

Continuation of Reflections on a Third Visit to Ukraine During a Time of War

17 October 2023: Today was dedicated to dialogue and exchange with programs supported by ICMC with the Latin Catholic Archdiocese...
Reflections on a 3rd visit to Ukraine torn apart by invasion and war: 4

Reflections on a Third Visit to Ukraine Torn Apart by Invasion and War

16 October 2023 Our group on this “pilgrimage of solidarity”, Mr. Yuriy Maletskiy, Head of the Knights of Columbus in...
Trafficking in Human Beings in Conflict or Post-Conflict Situations. A Reflection on Strategies

Trafficking in Human Beings in Conflict or Post-Conflict Situations. A Reflection on Strategies

In conflict areas, trafficking in persons for the purpose of sexual slavery, forced labour, recruitment of children into armed groups...
John Bigham

In Memoriam

John K. Bingham

25 June 1958 – 26 July 2022

As he did with so many others, John stormed into my life as some of us began to prepare for...
ICMC Secretary General visits with displaced people in Ukraine

The Sights, Sounds and Feelings When Meeting With Ukrainian Refugees and Displaced People

ICMC, representing the Catholic Response for Ukraine (CR4U) Working Group, visited Ukrainians in Poland and western Ukraine this week, in...
As Ukrainians Flee, Let Us Not Become Disinterested Bystanders 1

As Ukrainians Flee, Let Us Not Become Disinterested Bystanders

In response to the displacement of millions of Ukrainians, clergy members and lay Catholics “have been extremely engaged to provide...
Fratelli Tutti and the Plight of the Displaced 2

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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