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Pope Francis to meet with refugees in Rome next month
In a few weeks, Pope Francis will make a short trip outside the walls of the Vatican City to the... Read more
Twenty-thousand Syrian Kurds forced to take refuge in Iraq
Following recent clashes in Syria between al-Qaeda linked opposition groups and Kurdish forces, 20,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Iraqi... Read more
Pope to visit Rome center for undocumented refugees
A priest in Rome says Pope Francis personally called him to say he will visit the Astalli Center, a local... Read more
Vatican officials arrive in Jordan as refugee crisis continues
Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is visiting Jordan to take stock of the serious refugee... Read more
Bishops' delegation says international support critical for Syrian refugees
A delegation from the U.S. bishops’ conference that recently visited the Middle East believes that the Syrian refugee crisis is... Read more
Pope urges respect for rights of migrants, refugees
The Vatican has released Pope Benedict's message for the upcoming ninety-ninth World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in which he... Read more
Church leaders urge Egyptian troops to rescue Sinai hostages
“Dramatic changes” in the Sinai peninsula region offer Egypt's government a chance to rescue trafficking and torture victims, an assembly... Read more
Catholics providing Syrian refugees with medical treatment
It was the end of March when the violence in Syria became unbearable for Salwa, a young mother who lived... Read more
