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Bus transporting refugees in the Philippines, during ICMC's 1980s South East Asia refugee resettlement processing operations in the region

Sanctuary Through the Ages: The Church’s 75-Year Legacy of Refugee Protection

For centuries, the Church has stood with the displaced and the vulnerable. We trace that enduring legacy, from its theological...

ICMC Annual Report 2025

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Donors & Finances 2025

In 2025, ICMC support enabled Caritas Bangladesh to carry out 424 household visits, building awareness of human trafficking risks amongst 2,126 Rohingya refugee family members. Photo: Trained community volunteers conduct a household visit to a Rohingya family in Bangladesh.

Trafficking and Modern Slavery: Definitions and Global Updates

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is marked around the world each year on July 30. It draws attention to...

Community volunteers trained by Caritas Bangladesh conduct a trafficking awareness household visit to a Rohingya refugee family

Bangladesh: Empowering Rohingya refugees to fight human trafficking

Since 2025, ICMC has supported Caritas Bangladesh to fight human trafficking by empowering Rohingya refugee communities living in camps. Trafficking...

A clinic staff member administers a vaccine at St Charles Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africa: Healthcare for migrant women & their children

Since 2023, ICMC has supported the St Charles Clinic in Johannesburg to provide access to free, essential healthcare for refugee...

A participant of the Caritas Mauritania vocational training program, facilitated by Caritas Mauritania with ICMC support, at the program's graduation ceremony

Mauritania: Livelihoods & protection for vulnerable youth

In 2025, ICMC supported our partner Caritas Mauritania to build the capacity, skills and resilience of vulnerable local and migrant...

Papua New Guinea: Shelter & Humanitarian Assistance

Since 2023, ICMC has worked in partnership with our national member, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and...

Pope Leo XIV and a migrant family at the 'Gateway to Europe' sculpture on the Italian island of Lampedusa, dedicated to migrants lost at sea while attempting to reach Europe. Taken during the Apostolic Visit to Lampedusa on 4 July 2026.

Pope Leo XIV on Migrants & Refugees: A Timeline

The Holy Father's reflections on migrants and refugees, from 2025 to the present 2026 “I have come to thank you,...

Statement

ICMC statement on the Holy Father’s leadership appointments at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

June 30, 2026

Church Networking Dicastery President

It is with great joy that the ICMC family welcomes the Holy Father’s appointments of Reverend Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, as Prefect, and His Eminence Cardinal Fabio Baggio, CS, as Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, effective 1^st September 2026. We also welcome the elevation of Reverend Monsignor Jozef Barlaš from Undersecretary to Secretary of the same Dicastery.

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‘La familia de la CCIM acoge con gran alegría los nombramientos del Santo Padre’

Read in English / Lire en français Declaración de la Comisión Católica Internacional de Migración sobre los nombramientos del Santo...

« C’est avec une grande joie que la famille de la CICM accueille les nominations du Saint-Père »

Read in English / Leer en español Déclaration de la Commission internationale catholique pour les migrations concernant les nominations du...

‘It is with great joy that the ICMC family welcomes the Holy Father’s appointments’

Leer en español / Lire en français Statement of the International Catholic Migration Commission on the Holy Father's leadership appointments...

Statement

Joint Statement of Faith-Based Organizations to the 62nd Human Rights Council

June 23, 2026

Advocacy WorldRefugeeDay

"As faith-based organizations accompanying migrants and displaced persons around the world, we witness daily the human consequences of policies that prioritize deterrence over protection, human rights, dignity, and durable solutions."