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Catholics around the world marked the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 25, and the Archdiocese of Bombay used the occasion to recommit itself to helping Tribal migrants within greater Mumbai.

At the conclusion of the Mass in the southern Italian city of Matera on Sunday morning, Pope Francis recalled that today the Church celebrates the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. May we welcome and assist them, he said, as they also can help our communities grow, and the Kingdom of God can be realized together with them.

Esther Ngemba knows what it's like to suddenly leave her homeland behind and face questions not just about safety but continuing her education.

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has pledged the archdiocese’s support for city efforts to respond to busloads of migrants arriving from the southern border at the direction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, simultaneously calling Abbott’s actions “unbecoming of any elected official.”

Imagine you are 8 years old, and overnight, you have to leave your home -- never to see it again, in all likelihood.

Catholic leaders and organizations that work with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals’ (DACA) recipients consider new policy protections announced by the Biden administration a largely inconsequential step forward, noting that real change must come from Congressional action.

Sitting on a mat with her four children outside her tent in this United Nations camp, Achol Dut, a South Sudanese refugee, said she wants to return to her country and rebuild her life. Her country's obstacles to peace and stability have prevented her move.

A biblical play is performed by young people, in collaboration with the St James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel, to highlight the challenges faced by 1600 children who have no legal status in Israel.

The World Health Organization's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, calls the situation in Tigray the 'worst humanitarian crisis in the world,' with six million unable to access basic services.

The U.S. Bishops’ Conference Migration Committee chair is calling for swift passage of federal legislation that would provide newly arrived Afghans an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents, saying it’s “both our moral duty and in our country’s best interest.”

The London-based Ukrainian Welcome Centre is providing support and hope to thousands of Ukrainians who have arrived in the UK in order to escape the bloodshed in their country.

Jorge Alvarenga's voice seemed to crack just a little when the 31-year-old began remembering and talking about the last time he saw his mother in El Salvador. He was 14. She was in her 20s. It was the middle of the night and she got into a car.

For decades, St. Peter's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill has been known for providing hospitality in its parish hall to people arriving on buses in Washington for the annual March for Life.

The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats for the UK hit a daily record for the year on Monday, as authorities make efforts to deal with the influx of migrants

In response to July 17 comments alleging that migrants were “tricked” onto buses traveling from Texas to Washington D.C., Abel Nuñez has a question for Washington mayor Muriel Bowser: “Whether they were tricked or not doesn’t change the fact that they’re in your city, so what are you going to do about it?”

Catholic immigration leaders are calling on the Biden administration to re-designate Venezuela and Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), citing the ongoing humanitarian crises that exist in each country.