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All Called to Ensure Respect for the Dignity of Every Person

June 19, 2025

On World Refugee Day, ICMC reaffirms its commitment to walk alongside displaced persons. We urge the international community to establish policies and practices that protect refugees, and echo Pope Leo XIV’s words calling every one of us to strive to ensure respect for the dignity of every person.

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Building Bridges for the Present and the Future of Work

June 10, 2025

Advocacy Decent work Future of Work Labour After Laudato Si Social justice

At the 113th International Labour Conference, ICMC welcomes the International Labour Conference’s 2025 agenda while highlighting the importance of advancing decent work in the platform economy and supporting a just transition from the informal to the formal economy.

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Event flyer for ‘World of Work, a Place of Hope’ convened in Rome on 2 May, on the occasion of the Jubilee of Workers dedicated to honoring the dignity of labor and the contributions of workers worldwide.

ICMC Leads Jubilee Discussions on the Future of Work

ICMC’s “The Future of Work – Labour After Laudato si’” (FOWLS) Project formed part of the coalition of civil society...

How Pope Francis’ Transform the Church’s Response to Migrants

Source: The Loop

Pope Francis reshaped the Church’s response to migration by founding the Migrants and Refugees Section, a dedicated Vatican office within the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and promoting local action, compassion, and advocacy through partnerships with Catholic organizations.

U.S. Bishops End Government Resettlement Partnership Amid Funding Cuts

Source: The Washington Post

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced it will end its decades-long refugee resettlement partnership with the federal government due to suspended funding. The USCCB pledged, however, to continue supporting migrants through advocacy and local charitable efforts.

ICMC Joins Civil Society Call for Long-Term  Solutions for Ukrainians in Europe

As the formal end of temporary protection arrangements for displaced Ukrainians in Europe approaches, ICMC Europe’s Share Network joins a...

The GFMD Civil Society Mechanism, coordinated by ICMC, participates in the 2nd GFMD Preparatory Meeting held on 19-20 February 2025

ICMC Coordinates Civil Society Contributions to the Global Discussions on Migration Policy and Practice

Ahead of the 15th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, global civil society delivered key messages on...

ICMC Statement on the Executive Order Suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program 3

ICMC Forced to Cut Global Support to Refugees and Displaced People

For nearly 75 years, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has operated in many countries to protect and serve, in...

Participants at the “Care is Work, Work is Care: Towards Building a Global Transformative Community and Contributing to the Global Development Agenda” event, organized by the ICMC-coordinated FOWLS Project, with the support of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in Rome on 8-10 May 2024.

“We Must Ensure That Social Justice is at the Heart of Global Policymaking”

On World Day of Social Justice, celebrated around the world on February 20th 2025, we sit down with Ignacio Alonso...

Carta Del Santo Padre Francisco A Los Obispos De Los Estados Unidos De América

Vaticano, 10 de febrero de 2025 Queridos hermanos en el episcopado: Les dirijo unas palabras, en estos delicados momentos que...

Letter of The Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States Of America

From the Vatican, 10 February 2025 Dear Brothers in the Episcopate, I am writing today to address a few words...

ICMC Statement on the Executive Order Suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program

On 20 January, the President of the United States issued an Executive Order that suspends the United States Refugee Admissions...

ICMC Coordinates Civil Society Participation in the 2024-25 Global Forum on Migration and Development

The GFMD Civil Society Mechanism kicks off ‘Civil Society on the Road to Colombia’, building capacity and dialogue and ensuring...

ICMC Joins High-Level Dialogue on Work and Care in Latin America and the Caribbean

On 11-12 November 2024, ICMC joined forty invited representatives of Church, business, trade union, and academic organizations from Latin America...

Former ICMC Secretary General Contributes to New Book on Forced Migration

Source: Routledge

Former ICMC Secretary General, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, contributed to The Search for Home among Forced Migrants and Refugees, edited by Maria Sophia Aguirre and Antonio Argandoña. The book examines the impact of uprooting on displaced people, presents case studies, and suggests expert policies to ease integration.

All Called to Ensure Respect for the Dignity of Every Person

ICMC Leads Jubilee Discussions on the Future of Work

How Pope Francis’ Transform the Church’s Response to Migrants

U.S. Bishops End Government Resettlement Partnership Amid Funding Cuts

ICMC Coordinates Civil Society Contributions to the Global Discussions on Migration Policy and Practice

ICMC Forced to Cut Global Support to Refugees and Displaced People

Carta Del Santo Padre Francisco A Los Obispos De Los Estados Unidos De América

Letter of The Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States Of America

ICMC Statement on the Executive Order Suspending the United States Refugee Admissions Program

ICMC Coordinates Civil Society Participation in the 2024-25 Global Forum on Migration and Development

ICMC Joins High-Level Dialogue on Work and Care in Latin America and the Caribbean

Former ICMC Secretary General Contributes to New Book on Forced Migration

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