Archbishop Decries Rejection of Refugees

Stresses Rights to Asylum and Just Trial

April 22, 2010 | 1640 hits

The Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers secretary is decrying the rejection by European countries of African sea travelers fleeing persecution. Rejection of vessels in the sea …

Church Seeks to Better Minister to Gypsies

Official Notes Improvement, More Steps to Take

March 02, 2010 | 1991 hits

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An Unlikely Tool for Combatting Secularization

Pontifical Council Points to Potential of Migration

February 12, 2010 | 3148 hits

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Vatican Congress on Migrants and Travelers

February 12, 2010 | 1679 hits

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Conclusions From Migrants and Travelers Congress

"A Pastoral Response to the Phenomenon of Migration"

February 12, 2010 | 3172 hits

Here is the concluding document from the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees, which took place at the Vatican last November. The theme of the conference focused …

Seafarers Need Church Support, Says Archbishop

Apostleship of the Sea Celebrates 90th Anniversary

February 10, 2010 | 2642 hits

The figure of the seafarer, so often forgotten by society, needs the support of the Church, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers. Archbishop Antonio Maria …

Prelate Calls for Greater Pastoral Care of Fishers

Underlines Involvement of Youth in Leadership

February 10, 2010 | 2097 hits

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Archbishop Marchetto's Address to Fishing Meeting

"Work in the Fishing Sector Has Many Characteristics That Set It Apart"

February 10, 2010 | 2269 hits

Here is the address delivered today by Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, at the sixth annual …

Migrants a Resource, Nothing to Fear, Says Pope

Calls Faithful to Open Their Hearts

November 10, 2009 | 1910 hits

Migrants must not be regarded as a problem or people to fear, but rather a resource to be valued with a spirit of hospitality for the promotion of genuine development. Benedict XVI stressed …

Host Countries Might Miss a Chance With Migrants

Vatican Urges Integration Not Assimilation

November 09, 2009 | 1850 hits

When immigrants arrive to their destinations, integration is a two-way street, according to the secretary of the Vatican's council on migration. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto said today that …

Bringing the Gospel to the Streets

Vatican Council Offers Recommendations

November 05, 2009 | 2792 hits

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Vatican Proposals for Caring for Those on the Street

"Jesus Himself Came Up and Walked by Their Side"

November 05, 2009 | 3359 hits

Here is the final document of the 1st Integrated European Meeting for the Pastoral Care of the Road/Street. The meeting was held at the Vatican last month. In the final document, dated Oct. 24 …

Subsidiarity a "New Approach" for Migration Issue

Prelate Recalls Fundamental Principles

November 04, 2009 | 1677 hits

The secretary of the Vatican's migration council is proposing the principle of subsidiarity as a suggestion for new approaches in the complex issue of migration. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto …

Moving Money, People and the Earth's Goods

Migrants Council to Look at Globalization

November 03, 2009 | 2181 hits

Globalization has brought about the international circulation of money, but human persons are still not free to circulate, the president of the Vatican's migrant council observed. Archbishop …