Cardinal Michael Czerny Visits Bienvenu Migrant Shelter in Johannesburg
By Kati Dijane – Despite the wet and chilly weather, the Bienvenu Shelter in Johannesburg opened its doors on Monday, 29...
Refugees
New Poetry and Art book from Three2Six Project
A new collection of poetry and artwork by refugee and migrant children has been launched by the Marist Three2Six Refugee...
Voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’
By Tony Magliano – During his flight from Singapore to Rome – after his whirlwind pastoral visit to countries in Asia...
Pope: Driving away migrants is a ‘grave sin’
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new...
Pope welcomes migrant he’s been praying for since July
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin told Pope Francis of his harrowing journey to Italy and about...
World Refugee Day: A Call to Care
World refugee day is observed on June 20 this year. “It’s a record that should never have been set,” said...
I was ‘a stranger and you gave me no welcome’
In the Gospel account of the “Judgement of the Nations,” Jesus warns us that not attending to the basic needs...
Pope Canonises Saints Scalabrini and Zatti
By Cindy Wooden – The refusal to help desperate migrants “is revolting, it’s sinful, it’s criminal,” Pope Francis said as...
Day of prayer for Migrants and Refugees on 25 September
Issued by SACBC – In his letter to the cardinal, archbishops, bishops, monsignors, priests, religious, deacons and all people of...
