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The Charity Commission of the Polish Bishops' Conference held its meeting
Current challenges in charitable work carried out by Caritas Polska, diocesan Caritas and religious congregations, the crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border and the situation of migrants and refugees were the main topics of the meeting of the Charities Commission of the Polish Bishops' Conference held on January 19 at the headquarters of Caritas Polska in Warsaw.
Russia denies creating massive wave of Syrian refugees
(Vatican Radio) Russia has denied that it is targeting civilians in Syria amid fresh accusations that Moscow's military intervention in that country has displaced more than half a million Syrians since September, while 2016 is expected to see even more Syrians flooding Europe than the record numbers seen last year. Turkish and American leaders have accused Russia of using refugees from Syria as a geopolitical tool to further undermine stability in Turkey, the European Union, and the NATO military alliance.
Cardinal Tagle appeals for 'mercy' for migrants
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has appealed for compassion for people who have been forced to migrate because of poverty and conflict around the world. "Many of these forced migrants become victims of human trafficking and forced labor, the new forms of slavery," Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila said in his homily to mark National Migrants Sunday, Feb. 14. Most migrants leave their homes because of job opportunities in other places, he said. "The whole world is being challenged by this phenomenon. Where is humanity? Where is the human heart? Where do we find mercy and compassion? Where?" the prelate asked as he challenged Catholics "to be merciful to migrants and refugees" during the Year of Mercy.
33 Refugees Drown While Germany's Asylum Seekers Face Attacks
(Vatican Radio) Turkey's state-run media say at least 33 people, including five children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea after their Greece-bound boat capsized off the Turkish coast, while far away in Germany refugees struggled in the aftermath of far-right attacks against them. Coast guards reportedly rescued 75 others from the sea Saturday near the resort of Ayvacik en route to the Greek island of Lesbos.
Archbishop Polak on the challenges of the Church in Poland
The challenges of the Church in Poland: migratory, post-pandemic and related to the crisis of the Church's credibility in Poland, were mentioned by Archbishop Wojciech Polak, Archbishop of Gniezno, and Primate of Poland, during a briefing at the Vatican Radio headquarters to begin the ad limina apostolorum visit of the third group of bishops.
Fr James Martin: 'Mercy in Motion' helps mercy go global
(Vatican Radio) As policy-makers, politicians and analysts debate questions such as border closures, taxation for refugees and ‘search and rescue’ missions, hundreds of thousands of refugees and forced migrants – men, women and children – struggle to find footing and dignity in whichever their place of arrival.
