asylum

Vatican cardinal backs German abbess prosecuted for sheltering refugees - 'God bless her!'

Vatican cardinal backs German abbess prosecuted for sheltering refugees: “God bless her!”

German abbess charged with 'aiding and abetting illegal residents'

German abbess charged with “aiding and abetting illegal residents”: “To give concrete help to a person in need can’t be a crime”

Vatican official backs as possible 'win-win situation' the 'mass regularisation' of 'illegal' immigrants

Vatican official backs as possible “win-win situation” the “mass regularisation” of ‘illegal’ immigrants

On migration, cardinal calls for 'change in mentality' among Catholics

“Not a crime, but a right; not a problem, but an opportunity”: On migration, cardinal calls for “change in mentality” among Catholics

Pope laments - 'In a world where everyone wants to be right, there's no more room for listening'

Pope laments: “In a world where everyone wants to be right, there’s no more room for listening”

'Their lives matter' - 'People not Walls' pleads for safe passage for migrants from Calais to UK

“Their lives matter”: ‘People not Walls’ pleads for safe passage for migrants from Calais to UK

Churches in Europe commit to respect for human rights, democratic life and the rule of law in times of COVID-19

Churches in Europe commit to “respect for human rights, democratic life and the rule of law” in times of COVID-19

Jesuit Migrant Service Spain deplores 'disproportionate and illegitimate' immigration detentions

Jesuit Migrant Service Spain deplores “disproportionate and illegitimate” immigration detentions

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland calls for asylum seeker 'system change' - 'Each claimant has a name, a face, a story'

Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland calls for asylum seeker “system change”: “Each claimant has a name, a face, a story”

Pope thanks Italian Jesuit Refugee Service for witness to 'human and Christian values that form the foundation of European civilisation'

Pope thanks Italian Jesuit Refugee Service for witness to “human and Christian values that form the foundation of European civilisation”

Italian Jesuit Refugee Service accuses EU of 'shameful tug of war' over migrants

Italian Jesuit Refugee Service accuses EU of “shameful tug of war” over migrants

EU court condemnation of Hungary migrant detentions shows government's concern for persecuted Christians a farce

EU court condemnation of Hungary migrant detentions shows government’s concern for persecuted Christians a farce

Jesuits urge EU not to return to 'old normal' after COVID-19

Jesuits urge EU not to return to “old normal” after COVID-19 but to work for “radical change”

Malta Bishops ask Vatican to 'intervene' with EU to relieve 'huge pressures' on national reception, asylum system

Malta Bishops ask Vatican to “intervene” with EU to relieve “huge pressures” on national reception, asylum system

EU Bishops urge states to 'generosity' in relocating asylum seekers from Greek islands

“Human dignity is not in quarantine”: EU Bishops urge states to “generosity” in relocating asylum seekers from Greek islands

German Church groups urge government not to suspend humanitarian refugee admissions during COVID-19

German Church groups urge government not to suspend humanitarian refugee admissions during COVID-19

EU migration and asylum pact - Church, civil society groups urge 'fair, sustainable and humane' solutions

EU migration and asylum pact: Church, civil society groups urge “fair, sustainable and humane” solutions

Deportation of asylum seekers in Austria

Austrian bishop slams “blatant injustice” of deportation of Christian-convert asylum seeker

Child Lesbos refugees

Cardinal Marx donates 100,000 euros to Lesbos refugees

Sad plight of the asylum seeker (stock)

Austrian diocese rallies behind asylum seeker in danger of expulsion: “Deportation could mean a death sentence”

Prayer vigil in Barcelona against migrant detention centres

Catholics protest for end to Spanish migrant detention centres: “More hospitality, less hostility”

Archbishop of Malta, Charles Scicluna, embraces asylum seekers

Malta archbishop embraces asylum seekers: “You are welcome. Feel part of our family”

Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria), Benno Elbs

Austrian bishop rallies for refugees in danger of deportation, denounces broken asylum system

Church pews (stock)

German, Austrian Christians denounce radical restrictions on Church asylum system for refugees

A group of women in a language class in Lisbon

Jesuit Refugee Service calls European Commission to “fresh start” on Asylum and Migration Pact

Refugee children in a camp on Lesbos

Cardinal Marx: “What’s happening on Lesbos cannot be tolerated, especially at Christmas”

Migrants in Europe (stock)

Vatican official: Church in EU attends to over a million migrants, asylum seekers and refugees

Migrants squatting in Paris, France

Challenges of migrant reception divide French Church

Monastery (stock)

Afghan refugee arrested in Austrian convent saved from deportation

Mediterranean migrants

Churches push EU on migrants: “Exercise solidarity, share responsibility, show leadership”