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In a Vatican News interview on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, ICMC Secretary General Robert J. Vitillo highlights the organization’s work to prevent this “crime against human dignity” and to support its national members as they aid trafficking survivors and protect those at risk.

Citing ICMC General Secretary Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo’s observation that hopes Pope Francis’s Lampedusa visit ten years ago would awaken the world’s conscience “did not stand the test of time,” this National Catholic Reporter editorial urges U.S. religious leaders to challenge nativist attitudes.

Authorities need to protect people on the move and recognize their contributions to the economies of receiving and sending countries, ICMC President Christine Nathan told Vatican News at a recent governance meeting. “We want to advocate [for] fair and just policies and practices related to work.”

The tragic deaths of migrants in the recent shipwreck near Greece underlined once again the urgent need for “just and fair management of global migration,” ICMC General Secretary Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo told Vatican News. He called for safe and regular pathways and welcome for people on the move.

The Holy See has worked closely with ICMC and other Catholic-inspired organizations to support forcibly displaced people. One such collaboration, the ICMC-led Catholic Response for Ukraine, could serve as a model in other crises, says Vatican official Father Fabio Baggio in this profile piece.

Ukrainians’ faith is providing strength and hope in the midst of displacement and war, the ICMC General Secretary reported to Vatican ViewPoint after a solidarity visit to the country in March. The Church is training priests to respond to mental and psychosocial needs, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo said.

ICMC calls for continued collaboration via Catholic Response for Ukraine for people displaced and otherwise affected by the war. Speaking one year after fighting started, ICMC's Secretary General outlined support to date and the ongoing need for aid, including assistance for victims of landmines.

The Church is called to welcome newcomers as sisters and brothers and advocate for just and fair migration policies, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo told Swiss German media Kath.ch. The ICMC General Secretary reported on the Catholic response to war in Ukraine, noting the need for psychological support.

Support for those displaced by the Ukraine war must include efforts to protect women and children, the ICMC General Secretary said at an event at Boston College (USA) about the Catholic response in the region. ICMC is partnering with the local Church and other groups, Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo added.

Migration is “big business,” ICMC President Christine Nathan told the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) at its General Conference in Bangkok. Speaking on migration, labor, and human trafficking, she outlined actions the Church can take to address challenges linked to human mobility.