Catholic Social Teaching and Migration
The rights of migrants (refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, migrant workers, and internally displaced persons-IDPs) begin with the foundation of Catholic Social Teaching.
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The rights of migrants (refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, migrant workers, and internally displaced persons-IDPs) begin with the foundation of Catholic Social Teaching.
Migration is a complex issue that is reshaping the cultural, economic and political landscape of the planet. JustFaith Ministries is releasing a new program that offers the opportunity for small groups to engage in prayer, reading and reflection as well as discussion and discovery related to this critical and controversial issue of our day.
“Recovering the Human Face of Immigration in the U.S. South” is a joint collaboration between the Program for Immigration, Religion, and Social Change (PlRSC) at the University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies and the Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI) at Loyola University New Orleans.
While it is impossible to fully comprehend what it is like to be forced from your home and live as a refugee, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA invites you to host a Walk a Mile in My Shoes simulation, which provides individuals and communities with an opportunity to pause and experience, if only vicariously and for a few moments, the frustrations, disappointments and hopes that refugees around the world face.
“Looking Beyond Borders” provides students at both the high school and elementary level an opportunity learn about the reality of life for people who are displaced, refugees, or migrants.
The Jesuit network has quickly mobilized to offer support and begin to take action as advocates for the dignity of those affected by the decision on DACA.
Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has issued a response to recent petitions by various state attorney generals and governors requesting termination of the DACA program.
Bishop Mark J. Seitz spoke with Catholic leaders and media regarding his pastoral letter on migration entitled “Sorrow and Mourning Flee Away.”
On March 27, 2017, St. Thomas More Catholic Community in St. Paul, MN became the second Jesuit parish in the United States to designate itself a sanctuary parish.
Loyola University Chicago Jesuits showed off their musical and basketball prowess in anticipation of an important fundraising event to support a scholarship fund for undocumented students.