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Refugees: An opportunity to grow together – Joint ecumenical statement for World Refugee Day 2017

"The Christian Bible tells the story of two men, Peter and Cornelius, utterly divided by religious belief and culture, who...

20 June, 2017

Undersecretary speaks at UN side event

"Ensuring the right of all to remain in dignity, peace and security in their countries of origin" was the theme...

26 May, 2017

Why the only future worth building includes everyone

"A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness Pope Francis...

22 May, 2017

Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

"Behind the everyday bargains we all love — the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet — is a hidden world...

18 May, 2017

Media-industry Interns visit Migrants and Refugees Section

Fr Michael Czerny, Undersecretary of Migrants and Refugees Section, meets with interns from St. Michael's College, Toronto, who are in...

12 May, 2017

Practical Christianity: Pope emphasizes real help for those in need

By Keanine Griggs, Catholic News Service, on April 27, 2017. "Pope Francis' unique approach to teaching the faithful combines speaking clearly...

28 April, 2017

More must be done to combat child trafficking, Vatican official says

By Keanine Griggs, Catholic News Service, on January 15, 2017. Canadian Jesuit Father Michael Czerny told a conference that more must...

04 April, 2017

Vatican official ‘encouraged’ by Detroit’s response to immigrants

Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo’s mission to the United States is of the utmost importance to the Vatican: to be the pope’s...

24 March, 2017

Pope Francis to the heads of state and government of the European Union

“Openness to the world implies the capacity for “dialogue as a form of encounter” on all levels, beginning with dialogue...

24 March, 2017

Living as a people of God in unsettled times

“Let us all do what we can to accompany migrants and refugees who seek a better life in the United...

22 March, 2017