Tag: displacement
Bishop: Church must defend land rights of IPs, farmers
He also called for justice rooted in peace and human dignity, warning against responding to hatred with hostility or defending rights by humiliating others
Indigenous Adi resist India’s Siang mega-dam amid arrests, paramilitary deployment
The dispute has drawn attention to Indigenous land rights, consent and the human cost of strategic hydropower development
Pampanga families relocated for flood control now face chronic flooding —...
A rights group says 90 families displaced from Pulo Island now face flooding, lost livelihoods and limited services
Education collapse drives Myanmar youth to flee as war uproots families
War, displacement and a shattered education system are pushing young people abroad while priests remain with uprooted families
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The cry of displaced children rises to God’
In his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Leo XIV says that the cry of displaced appeals to the conscience of all
‘Even just one of these children’ announced as title of World...
Pope releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which focuses on the need for pastoral care for minors on the move
Decades of unresolved land conflicts expose gaps in Philippine governance and...
A new report shows rising land disputes driven by weak enforcement, leaving rural communities facing prolonged insecurity and displacement
Pope renews call for peace in Middle East
Pope Leo XIV renews appeal for ceasefire, warning Middle East war has killed thousands and displaced countless civilians
Displaced families begin returning home as Church shifts to pastoral care...
Church accompanies border communities as recovery begins, urging caution, solidarity, and sustained pastoral care despite easing tensions
Pope prays for an end to clashes along Thai-Cambodian border
As renewed clashes emerge on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, Pope Leo appeals for an end to hostilities, and prays for all victims
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