Refugees Archives

September 14, 2021

By Currents News Staff Afghan writer Ali Ehsani reached out to Pope Francis in August, asking for his help in getting a […]

August 24, 2021

By Emily Drooby As the Taliban grows stronger each day in Afghanistan, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York is trying […]

December 7, 2020

By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller PROSPECT PARK — It’s crowded on the deck of this boat — 140 souls with not […]

September 18, 2020

By Emily Drooby After the fire in Moria, Lesbos, refugees were left with practically nothing. Many are sleeping on the streets. There […]

January 22, 2020

By Emily Drooby As Nermina Markisic marched towards her future on Jan. 21, she couldn’t help but think about her family’s past. […]

December 4, 2019

By Melissa Butz On the morning of Dec. 4, at the request of Pope Francis, 33 asylum seekers flew into Rome from […]

May 6, 2019

By Tim Harfmann While in the Balkans, Pope Francis made another powerful display of solidarity with migrants, meeting with nearly 50 asylum […]

July 11, 2018

The Trump administration is working to reunite families that were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, but it didn’t meet a […]

June 27, 2018

The Supreme Court’s ruling is causing confusion. President Donald Trump insists that the ban only includes countries that pose a terrorism threat […]

June 13, 2018

As the physical Church in the Middle East continues to rebuild, a Manhattan Church is hoping to help fulfill their spiritual needs. […]

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