Thursday, July 28, 2022013As the church prepares to commemorate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in September, Pope Francis launched a video campaign meant to highlight the spiritual and cultural contributions that migrants bring to people's lives.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021012Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington urged people to take up Pope Francis' invitation to "move from indifference to solidarity" to be better understand the plight of migrant people and refugees around the world.
Monday, April 29, 20190124Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border. Those migrants who travel the length of Mexico are also being impeded in their attempts to apply for asylum in the United States and remain in precarious...
Monday, July 8, 20130198Before saying a word publicly, Pope Francis made the sign of the cross and tossed a wreath of white and yellow flowers into the Mediterranean Sea in memory of the estimated 20,000 African immigrants who have died in the past 25 years trying to reach a new life in Europe.
