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Last month, faith leaders gathered at the United Nations to discuss the the Global Compact on Refugees. The Global Compact on Refugees was signed in 2016 and it along with another compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration are both […]

At 11.00 this morning, in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Francis received in audience the members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC), at the conclusion of the International Conference Migrants and Refugees in […]

Successful programs involving refugees do exist. In the face of the current refugee crisis, the response of Catholic universities around the world—more than 200 hundred of which are members of the IFCU (International Federation of Catholic Universities)—has been positive and […]

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholic universities need to study the root causes of forced migration and ways to counter the discrimination and xenophobic reactions it provokes in so many traditionally Christian nations, Pope Francis said. “I would also like to […]

Migration is a complex issue that has generated xenophobia, even in traditionally Catholic countries, Pope Francis says. Speaking to an International Federation of Universities conference, Francis reflected on the conference theme “Refugees and Migrants in a Globalized World: Responsibilities and […]

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis today spoke to members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities at the conclusion of their conference entitled Refugees and Migrants in a Globalized World: Responsibilities and Responses of Universities. In his address, the Holy Father […]

Vatican City, Nov 4, 2017 / 05:38 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Echoing strains of the 1979 hit “Refugee” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pope Francis on Saturday told representatives from Catholic universities that just because people are often forced into […]

Pope Francis on Saturday addressed members of the International Federation of Catholic Universities at the conclusion of their conference entitled, “Refugees and Migrants in a Globalized World: Responsibilities and Responses of Universities”. Addressing the International Conference participants on Saturday in […]

Vatican City, Nov 3, 2017 / 02:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- This week, representatives from Catholic universities around the world are gathered in Rome to study how higher education can better respond to the global migrant and refugee crisis, particularly when […]

There are currently over 65 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world, half of whom are minors. That’s roughly the population of the United Kingdom.Activists, academics, and religious from all over the globe have been meeting in Rome […]