Tag: refugees
Philippine bishop welcomes proposal to accept refugees from Afghanistan
"To accept refugees is very humane and compassionate act, which is so inspiring, salvific, and very biblical," said Bishop Ruperto Santos
Songs, stories, pottery: Refugees preserve their heritage in digital archives
With more displaced people around the world than ever before, digital tools are helping them preserve their culture and stories
Aspiring Rohingya photographers document life in Bangladesh refugee camps
Omar's Film School was founded in February last year with the goal of training young Rohingya refugees
Myanmar’s renewed war scatters tens of thousands to forests
The United Nations estimates nearly 110,000 people have been displaced in Myanmar's Kayah State by the recent violence
Cardinal Tagle turns emotional as he recalls grandfather’s migration story
The Filipino cardinal said the refugee camps in Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, and Bangladesh, reminded him of his migrant roots
China, Philippines, Vietnam most affected by disasters in 2020, says global...
Aside from natural disaster, ethnic and religious tensions that fuelled conflict forced people to flee their homes in several countries
Reporters, activists from Myanmar arrested in Thailand for illegal entry
The Democratic Voice of Burma said the five journalists were arrested on Sunday in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai
Pope Francis calls for ‘more inclusive’ Church that goes out to...
Pope Francis stressed the importance of "inclusiveness" and "fraternity," saying that an ever wider “we” will help renew the human family
Towards an ever wider ‘we’
"The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery in order to heal wounds and to seek out the straying"
Caritas raises alarm over safety of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The monsoon season will play havoc with the fragile existence of around 1.1 million Rohingya in refugee camps