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Catholic organisations reject changes to migration bills
Catholic Social Services Victoria, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum and the Refugee Council, have expressed deep concerns about the implications of the Migration Amendment Bills passed last week by the Senate.
Oceania support network ‘will make sure no one is forgotten’
Bishop Anthony Randazzo, president of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conference of Oceania, has announced the creation of a network to support thousands of migrant workers, refugees and their families across the Pacific. Source: Broken Bay News.
Program helps parishioners understand plight of asylum-seekers
As Pope Francis appeals for people to “walk together, with the most vulnerable” in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 29, Adelaide Archdiocese has launched an initiative to foster inclusion, acceptance and social cohesion. Source: The Southern Cross.
Pope compares biblical Exodus with the struggles faced by migrants
The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office has published online resources to help Catholic communities, parishes and schools mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Source: ACMRO.
Driving migrants away from safe, legal sanctuary is ‘a grave sin’: Pope
Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new country is “a grave sin”, Pope Francis said. Source: OSV News.
Conference to focus on wellbeing of seasonal workers
How faith communities can better welcome seasonal workers will be the focus of a national conference in July. Source: ACBC.
Migrants are living image of God’s pilgrim people: Pope
In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis invites people to see migration as a sign of the times and as a symbol of the Church’s pilgrimage throughout history. Source: Vatican News.
Pope invites prayer for people forced to flee their homeland
Pope Francis has released The Pope Video prayer intention for June, inviting the Church to pray for people who flee their home countries. Source: Vatican News.
Call for focus on refugee and migrant children
A new study has found children from migrant and refugee backgrounds are more likely to be developmentally vulnerable when starting school, causing repercussions that could carry into adulthood. Source: SBS News.