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Each newcomer to our shores is created in God’s image
We should never forget that at the heart of the immigration debate are people who are each created in God’s image, Townsville Bishop Tim Harris writes in a new pastoral letter. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Labor warned deportation laws weren’t sufficiently justified
A Labor-majority Senate committee raised concerns about new laws that do away with the obligation to provide non-citizens facing deportation to Nauru procedural fairness, in a report tabled hours after the legislation passed Parliament. Source: ABC News.
Catholic sector ‘strongly opposes’ new deportation laws
Catholic Social Services Victoria says the passage of new laws that strip legal rights from non-citizens set to be deported is a “deeply troubling piece of legislation that can be used to undermine core principles of justice and human dignity”.
Archbishop calls for ‘better, more hospitable Australia’
Canberra-Goulburn Archbishop Christopher Prowse has called for Australians to reject fear and stereotypes in the wake of nationwide anti-immigration protests, urging a spirit of hospitality and hope instead. Source: Catholic Voice.
Catholics called to ‘welcome, support, and embrace’ immigrants
Australia’s Catholic bishops have issued a statement on immigration, commemorating a landmark pastoral letter released 75 years ago. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Young Catholics address migration crisis in Europe
Young Catholics have sent recommendations to European leaders in an effort to address the migration crisis affecting countries on the continent. Source: CNA.
Filipino cardinals denounce discrimination against migrants
Filipino cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle and Pablo Virgilio David have criticised discrimination against migrants in separate speeches at a Catholic forum in Manila. Source: Crux.
US bishops, Catholic Charities named in immigration probe
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Charities USA is among more than 200 non-governmental organisations named in a congressional probe for aiding immigrants during former president Joe Biden’s administration. Source: OSV News.
Australia grants almost 1000 humanitarian visas to people fleeing Gaza conflict
Almost 1000 Palestinian and Israeli nationals have been offered temporary humanitarian visas in Australia since October, new data shows, as the six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza begins. Source: The Guardian.