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Organization calls attention to untold number of ‘missing’ migrants
On paper, some call them "missing," but many families of the migrants know it's likely that they're dead.
More example than exhortation: Pope’s 2021 illustrated teaching on kinship
From a vaccination clinic in the atrium of the Vatican audience hall to a visit to the ancient Iraqi city of Ur and later to a refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, Pope Francis demonstrated throughout 2021 what he means by seeing all people as brothers or sisters.
Water a meter high: South Sudan bishop seeks help as floods continue
Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of Malakal, South Sudan, called for support as floods continued to devastate his diocese, creating a complex web of challenges.
Look at the faces of migrants; help them, pope says
The best way to overcome indifference to the suffering of migrants and refugees is to look in their faces, Pope Francis said.
Family first: Pope says migration policy changes when newcomers seen as kin
With passion in Cyprus and reason in Greece, Pope Francis continued to articulate and adjust his teaching on migration.
Attack causes of migration, not those forced to flee, pope says on Lesbos
Standing in a tent on the shore, Pope Francis said the Mediterranean Sea, "the cradle of so many civilizations, now looks like a mirror of death."
Pope asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart
Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility.
In Greece, Pope expresses concern for democracy’s decline in Europe
From Aristotle to St. Gregory Nazianzus, and from the Acropolis to the olive tree, Pope Francis drew from Greek history and culture to appeal for a faith that is lived in good works and a politics that truly seeks the common good.
Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy
After Pope Francis denounced putting up "barbed wire" to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats back to countries where they face conditions similar to a "lager," the Vatican announced he would help move a dozen migrants from Cyprus to Italy before Christmas.
God dreams of a world where all are welcomed as family, pope says
Pope Francis told migrants that, like them, God dreams of a world where everyone recognizes each other as brothers and sisters.
