Holy SeeThe Vatican Papal address to congress on migrationVATICAN CITY, 19 November 2009 (Zenit.org<)—Here is the address Benedict XVI delivered Nov. 9 upon addressing some 300 participants in the 6th Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees.Read more< The Vatican Pope calls on international community to help Sri LankaVATICAN CITY, 12 November 2009 (UCAN<)—Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to international pressure on the Sri Lankan government to speed up resettlement of thousands of people displaced by the 25-year civil war.Read more< The Vatican See migrants as a resource, Pope urgesVATICAN CITY (UCAN<)—Migrants are a "resource" and not a "problem," Pope Benedict XVI told the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees.Read more< The Vatican Slavery: Hidden crime of the 21st centuryVATICAN CITY, 10 November 2009 (UCAN<)—Migrants and refugees face unimaginable horrors when they meet people who are out of touch with their own humanity, Augustinian Father John Murray, who works with migrants in Thailand, writes from the Sixth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and RefugeesRead more< The Vatican Vatican conference on migration and refugeesVATICAN CITY, 5 November 2009 (Spero News<)—The Holy See has announced that the 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees will be held in the Vatican from November 9 to 12.Read more< The Vatican Congress seeks response on migration, refugee issuesVATICAN CITY, 4 November 2009 (UCAN<)—Delegates from 12 Asian countries arrive in Rome this week for the World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees, which begins on Nov. 9.Read more< ![]() |