The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
North America   Bishops commend House resolution seeking protection for religious minorities in IraqWASHINGTON, 29 November 2010 (USCCB<)—The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and calls for the U.S. government to work with the Iraqi government to protect these vulnerable groups.Read more< New wave of refugees arrives in San DiegoSAN DIEGO, 19 October 2010 (10News<)—Two sisters who were born and raised in Iraq but separated for the past 12 years finally reunited in San Diego on Tuesday.Read more< Canada Toronto archbishop leads by example, sponsors Iraqi refugee familyTORONTO, 17 August, 2010 (CNS<)—For Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins, the fate of Iraqi Christians trapped in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon is not just another tough case in an unfair world full of too much heartbreak. For him, the situation is personal.Read more< United States Minnesota Catholic bishops release statement on immigrationNew Ulm, Minnesota, 15 June 2010 (Sleey Eye Herald<)—On June 15, 2010, the Catholic Bishops of Minnesota released their Immigration statement, calling attention to the urgent need of comprehensive immigration reform.Read more< United States Solving illegal immigration requires fixing economic causes, stresses Bishop WesterWASHINGTON DC, 4 June 2010 (CNA<)—Meeting with other bishops in a conference on immigration reform on Thursday, Bishop John C. Wester underlined the need “to address the economic root causes of migration and seek economic policies which would help create jobs” in other countries. This, he stressed, “is the lasting and humane solution to the challenge of illegal immigration.”Read more< The Americas Regional bishops issue joint statement on migrationWASHINGTON, 4 June 2010 (USCCB<)—Participants at the Catholic bishops’ Regional Consultation on Migration in Washington, June 2-4 issued a joint statement calling for protection, hospitality, service and justice to immigrants throughout the hemisphere.Read more<  |
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