Study Finds That Almost Half of Migrants Worldwide Are Christians
Christians make up nearly half of the estimated 280 million migrants worldwide, a new study by the Pew Research Center finds.
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Tag: migration
Bishops Reject Claims that Catholic Nonprofits Facilitate Illegal Immigration
Catholic Bishops say that charity for migrants and needy is an integral part of Catholic identity, not something that should be criminalized.
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Pope Holds Private Talks with Biden, Others at G7 Summit
Pope Francis is the first pontiff to attended the annual G7 summit, which brings the leaders of...
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Bishop Seitz: Migrants Can Help Build US Future
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, addresses the challenges at the border and the changing realities of the United States.
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Migrants Are Targets for Kidnapping in Mexico
Central American and other migrants en route to the U.S.-Mexico border are routinely held for ransom as criminal gangs engage in kidnappings.
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Along the Paths of Hope: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on the call of prophets old and new to change our ways and respond to those who are suffering.
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Migrant Drownings Stoke Cross-Border Tensions, Questions of Jurisdiction
The drownings of three migrants in the Rio Grande has deepened a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. federal and Texas state governments.
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Second Sunday of Advent
On this second Sunday of Advent, a Maryknoll Sister meditates on our “readiness” to welcome the Lord as well as those who need our help.
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Borders of Hope
Maryknoll Lay Missioners at the U.S./Mexico Border assist asylum-seeking migrants escaping violence and persecution.
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First Day of Advent
For the first day of Advent, Maryknoll Father Alejandro Marina reflects on the causes for migration in the past and in the present.
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Raging Conflicts Drive Migration and Displacement
Experts discuss the manifold root causes driving migration and displacement all over the world in...
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Migration Must Be Free, Not Forced, Says Pope
In his message for the upcoming World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 24, Pope Francis says that migration should never be forced with people being displaced from their homelands, but rather chosen freely and undertaken with safety and dignity.
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