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Pope Francis calls on Christians to recognize the face of Christ in migrants
Pope Francis offered Mass Wednesday asking the Virgin Mary to help Christians recognize the face of Christ in each migrant... Read more
Pope Francis to celebrate Mass marking anniversary of Lampedusa visit
Pope Francis will celebrate Mass Wednesday marking the seventh anniversary of his visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa. Read more
Pope Francis: Migrants are people, not just a social issue
Pope Francis called Monday for an end to the rhetoric which views migrants as something ‘other,’ saying they are human... Read more
A cardinal for migrants: Italy's Archbishop Francesco Montenegro
Archbishop Francesco Montenegro of Agrigento still feels himself more of a priest with concern for the poor than a cardinal,... Read more
Political instability, war, and terrorism know no borders – Vatican official
As the Vatican's Secretary of State addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean on Monday regarding the shared challenge of... Read more
Salesians back humane solutions for asylum seekers in Italy
Two Salesian groups in Italy launched an initiative Friday to coordinate their activities for immigrants, many of whom are refugees,... Read more
