#Refugees

The testimonies of persons fleeing the war

Mobile phones ring non-stop at every border crossing with Ukraine. People calling are mostly friends or acquaintances, sometimes friends of…

The war seen from Moldova. Msgr. Cosa (Bishop of Chisinau): “Fear and tears are flowing, but we will be there until the end”

The number of refugees arriving in Moldova grows by the day. In Chisinau all eyes are fixed on the situation…

Ukraine: Caritas Romania ready for refugee emergency phase two. Fr Dunca to SIR, “we are getting ready to receive” those who flee the war

Germany: Caritas increases aid to Ukraine to €1.2 million. Preparations underway to receive refugees

Ukraine: Von der Leyen (EU Commission), “all those fleeing Putin’s bombs are welcome in Europe”. Temporary protection in the EU

Ukraine: Bulgaria’s Catholic convents open their doors to refugees. Brother Nikolov to SIR, “ready to go to the borders to take them”

The days of the exodus

Precisely 75 years ago (February 10, 1947) the Paris Peace Treaty between Italy and the Allied Forces marked a point…

Migrant shipwreck in the English Channel. Sarah Teather ( JRS-UK): “How did we reach the point of giving no value to human lives?”

Sarah Teather, Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the United Kingdom, firmly denounces last week’s tragic death in the…

Asylum seekers in Lesbos awaiting the Pope. Sant’Egidio: “Approximately 1,700 persons on the island amidst continuing hardships”

The Pope will visit the island of Lesbos on Sunday, December 5 – in the context of his apostolic visit…

EU Parliament: Brussels, debate with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi. Abortion in Poland also on the agenda

Romania: asylum applications on the rise. 2020 marks highest number of refugees in the past 3 decades. 62% of minors are unaccompanied