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Pope Francis meets in Bari February 23 with bishops of the Mediterranean

After the Bari ‘synod’… what’s the Church’s vision for the Mediterranean?

Pope Francis blesses a poor woman

Pope cries: “It is imperative to end the exploitation of the poorest!”

Vatican rep to UN in Geneva decries $2 trillion world spends on arms

Vatican rep to UN in Geneva decries $1.8 trillion world spends on arms: “How can we love our neighbour?”

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

Catholics say moving last goodbye in Paris to young migrant stowaway found dead in plane undercarriage

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

The German Churches christen their new refugee rescue ship

“When people drown, we have to help”: German Churches christen Med refugee rescue ship

Pope Francis greets the faithful February 23 on his trip to Bari

“No excuses or prudent caution”: From Bari, Pope urges Christians to “extremism of love”

Bishops gathered at the Bari synod on the Mediterranean

Bari synod: Bishops denounce European “economic interests” in Mediterranean “not always evangelical”

Mother and child refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, 2015

Three cardinals urge EU governments, bishops’ conferences to take in refugees “stuck indefinitely” on Greek islands

Bishops on the first day of the Bari 'synod' on the Mediterranean February 19

On first day of Bari ‘synod’, bishops deplore “economic and interested wall” dividing Mediterranean

Spanish-Moroccan cardinal blasts Europe for 'selfish' migration policy

Spanish-Moroccan cardinal blasts Europe for “nearsighted, selfish, individualistic and unfair” migration policy

Sunrise in Bari - Vatican, Italian cardinals look forward to Bari 'synod' as start of 'great Mediterranean spring'

Vatican, Italian cardinals see Bari ‘synod’ as start of “great Mediterranean spring”

Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli - 'To stop the wave of refugees into Europe we have to help the countries they're from'

Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli: “To stop the wave of refugees into Europe we have to help the countries they’re from”

Jesuit Refugee Service warns European Court ruling on Spain migrant pushbacks sets 'dangerous precedent'

Jesuit Refugee Service warns European Court ruling on Spain migrant pushbacks sets “dangerous precedent”

Catholic Archbishop of Athens Greece is determined to break the shackles of the economic and financial crisis

Catholic Archbishop of Athens: “Greece is determined to break the shackles of the economic and financial crisis”

Vicar apostolic in Turkey - 'The Mediterranean has forgotten its vocation to hospitality'

Vicar apostolic in Turkey: “The Mediterranean has forgotten its vocation to hospitality”

Pope Francis presides over a Vatican Synod of Bishops

Vatican summit for refugees in 2022? Synod warns of “urgent need to express solidarity with forced migrants”

New papal trips announced for 2020

New papal trips to denounce dumping of toxic waste in Italy, plight of migrants in Malta

German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

“Urgently needed, lives are in danger”: German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

Athens Catholic archbishop Sevastianos Rossolatos accuses EU of "great inconsistency" on migrants

Athens Catholic archbishop accuses EU of “great inconsistency” on migrants

Deportation of asylum seekers in Austria

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

Spanish-African bishops insist 'No Christian should have a negative attitude towards immigrants'

Spanish-African bishops insist: “No Christian should have a negative attitude towards immigrants”

Pope Francis denounces 'dirty, underhanded... corruption' of people smugglers

“Blood money”: Francis denounces “dirty, underhanded… corruption” of human traffickers

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”

Humanitarian corridors of Sant'Egidio

3,000 refugees reach Europe safely and legally through Catholic “humanitarian corridors” across national, religious lines

Churches' refugee rescue efforts in the Mediterranean

Swiss Bishops give 10,000 francs to German Churches’ refugee rescue efforts in Mediterranean

Church of Sweden demands amnesty for all unaccompanied migrant children

Corrected: Swedish Christian, civil society groups demand amnesty for all unaccompanied migrant children

Austrian Church hits out at government over hijab ban for girls (stock)

Austrian Church hits out at government over hijab ban for girls, “faith tests” for Christian-convert refugees

Irish elections 2020

Irish elections: Bishops demand answers on homelessness, environment, intolerance, youth