Pope Urges Church: See the Face of Christ in Migrants
To migrants, pope says, “You are not discarded,” and adds, “you form part of the human family and the family of God’s children.”
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Panama Suspends Medical Group Assisting Migrants
Church groups decry the Panama’s ban on Doctors Without Borders, a medical organization that provides health care to migrants.
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Texas Judge Blocks Subpoena Targetting Annunciation House
The Annunciation House network of migrant hospitality centers is defended from the state attorney general and a harassment campaign.
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Migrant Child Labor Is Rife with Abuse, Violations
Experts point to continuing scandal of child labor, and in some states, setbacks as companies are caught employing migrant children.
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Bishop Seitz: Tackle Root Causes of Human Trafficking
The bishop links human trafficking to issues in victims’ countries of origin as the day of prayer against trafficking, Feb. 8, approaches.
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Texas Law Targeting Migrants Called ‘Inhumane’
Advocates decry Texas governor Greg Abbott’s law authorizing the arrest of migrants entering the state.
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Opening My Eyes and Heart to Migration
A university student who joined a Maryknoll immersion trip to the U.S.-Mexico border reflects on accompanying people forced to migrate.
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Religious in Costa Rica Offer Respite to Migrants
Religious congregations join forces to offer shelter and accompaniment to migrants traveling en route to other places or settling in Costa Rica.Â
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Countries to Close Darién Gap Migrant Route
Officials announce that the United States, Colombia and Panama will implement plans to block the Darién Gap as record numbers of migrants risk their lives.
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Migrant pleas, border realities confront President Biden in El Paso
President Biden meets on the border with Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
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Defending the Oppressed: A Maryknoll Reflection
Debbie Northern, a Maryknoll lay missioner in El Paso, Texas, reflects on the Christian call to seek justice for all who are oppressed.
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Bishops Speak Out: Migrants Are Not Pawns
U.S. bishops decry sending migrants from the border to other parts of the States in acts of political theater, with one saying this “offends God.”
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