refugees

“Every encounter along the way represents an opportunity to meet the Lord," Pope Francis

Let us together pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence, may find welcome and new living opportunities in the countries that welcome them.

The Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles—Scalabrinians—follows the footsteps of Bishop Scalabrini, who was canonized by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square, on October 9, 2022.

On September 25, Myanmar Catholics in Singapore participated in the Mass for the celebration of International Migrants' Day led by Cardinal William Goh of Singapore.

St. Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in God’s plan, Pope Francis said.

Thousands of people continue to be displaced in several areas in Myanmar, said reports received by Radio Veritas Asia from communities.

More people have been displaced in Myanmar's Karen state and in Tanintharyee division, said reports reaching Radio Veritas Asia.

Karen people who fled their homes to escape from air strikes by Myanmar's military are reprtedly getting sick in the jungle.

"The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery in order to heal wounds and to seek out the straying"

The social action arm of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh has raised alarm over the safety of Rohingya refugees in the country as the monsoon season nears.

The Office of Papal Charities in the Vatican has received a building in Rome from a women’s religious congregation for free use to shelter migrants and refugees arriving in Italy.

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh held a webinar on the occasion of the 106th World Day for Migrants and Refugees on September 26.

While hand washing and social distancing have been implemented around the globe as tools to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, refugees face challenges in putting these recommendations into practice, said one relief agency worker.

Pope Francis has appealed to the faithful to be more aware of the need to protect refugees and migrants as the number of those infected by the coronavirus disease continues to soar.

We are marking this year’s World Refugee Day against a backdrop of a dramatic global crisis. Not only are record numbers of people forced to flee their homes, but the world is grappling with COVID-19, a disease that is still very much affecting us all.

As Covid-19 continues to devastate lives and livelihoods around the globe, hitting the most vulnerable the hardest, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on all view the crisis as an opportunity to reimagine human mobility for the benefit of everyone.

There are nearly 700,000 refugees living in close quarters in the world's largest refugee settlements in Bangladesh, making them vulnerable as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreads.