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Refugees and persecuted Christians in Pope's prayers for August

VATICAN CITY, 31 July 2009 (CNA<)—Today, the Vatican published Pope Benedict’s prayer intentions for August. The Pope will be praying for refugees and for those who are persecuted in Christ’s name.Read more<

Encyclical letter of Pope Benedict XVI

Caritas in Veritate

VATICAN, 7 July 2009—The Vatican released today Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical Caritas in Veritate, focussing on the human development in charity and truth.Read more<

Italy

Vatican official slam's Italy's security law

ROME, 3 July 2009 (AP<) — A top Vatican official for migrant issues has slammed a new Italian law designed to combat illegal immigration, saying in interviews published Friday that the bill criminalizes and demonizes foreigners.Read more<

Church networking and action<Europe<Italy<Migration policy and governance<

Malaysia

ICMC co-organizes two-day anti-human trafficking workshop

KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 25 June 2009 (Daily Express<) — The existing shelter in Sabah for victims of human trafficking is grossly inadequate in many aspects, according to an evaluation Wednesday by one participating group at a Strategic Planning Workshop to facilitate the setting up of an anti human-trafficking committee.Read more<

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Malaysia

ICMC contributes to opening of Sabah safe house for victims of human trafficking, abuse

KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 24 June 2009 (The Star<) — A new safe house for foreign women who are victims human trafficking and domestic abuse will be set up in Sabah, following the establishment of an anti-human trafficking monitoring committee, organised by the Church.Read more<

Asia<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Human trafficking<ICMC Indonesia<Malaysia<Training and capacity building<

The Vatican

Pope backs nuns' work to stop human trafficking

VATICAN CITY, 15 JUNE 2009 (Zenit<) — Benedict XVI is lauding the commitment made by women religious to put a stop to human trafficking and rebuild the lives of those victimized by this phenomenon.Read more<

Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Human trafficking<

The Vatican

Congress of religious against human trafficking

VATICAN CITY, 12 June 2009 (VIS<) - In the Holy See Press Office this morning, a press conference was held to present a forthcoming congress on the theme: "Female Religious in Network against Trafficking in Persons".Read more<

Church networking and action<Human trafficking<

Latin America

Bishops of Central, North America call for regional migration summit

TECUN UMAN, GUATEMALA, 10 June 2009 (CNS<) — Bishops from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Central America called on their governments to convene a regional summit to assess the causes of migration and to work out a regional plan for cooperation on migration and development.Read more<

Church networking and action<Guatemala<Latin America<Migration and development<Migration policy and governance<

United States

Bishops issue statement on first anniversary of Postville enforcement actions, continue call for immigration reform

WASHINGTON, 12 May 2009 (USCCB<) — To commemorate the first anniversary of the Postville, Iowa, immigration worksite enforcement action, Bishop John C. Wester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration released a statement recalling the humanitarian cost of such actions and calling, once again, for the reform of US immigration policies.Read more<

Church networking and action<Migration policy and governance<North America<United States of America<

United Kingdom

Thousands back "Strangers into citizens" pro-migrants call

LONDON, 5 May 2009 (Ekklesia<) — Thousands of people backed a rally in London and services and events across the country yesterday, calling for an amnesty for three quarters of a million migrants described as "undocumented" or "illegal" by the British authorities.Read more<

Church networking and action<Europe<Migration policy and governance<United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<