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Monday, April 4th, 2022
On the second and final day of his visit to Malta, Pope Francis spoke of migrants and of mercy to others. Everyone is deserving of mercy, whether they’re foreigners or simply people in need of compassion, he said at the Grotto of St Paul in Rabat. He went on to speak of Malta’s tradition of Read more
Tags: Malta, migrants, Pope Francis
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Monday, December 6th, 2021
Pope Francis, at an emotional meeting with migrants, said on Friday he had a responsibility to tell the hard truth about the suffering of refugees, many held in conditions he compared to those in Nazi and Soviet camps. Francis, who has made defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his pontificate, spoke at the Read more
Tags: Cyris, migrants, Pope Francis
Posted in News Shorts, World | Comments Off on Pope denounces ‘gulag’ living conditions of migrants during Cyprus visit
Thursday, September 30th, 2021
For Catholics who put their faith first, before anything else, there is one way – above all others – to view the life and death issues facing local communities, the nation and the world: and that is, through the lens of the Gospel and Catholic social teaching! But instead, it clearly appears that more often Read more
Tags: Abortion, Capital punishement, Climate Change, Conservative Catholic, Environment, Euthanasia, Human Trafficking, Hunger, Infanticide, Liberal Catholic, migrants, Poverty, Racism, Refugees, Religious freedom, Stemm cell research
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Conservatives and liberals called to link over life issues
Thursday, July 15th, 2021
Pope Francis seems to be recovering nicely from his July 4 surgery, when the 84-year-old pontiff underwent a three-hour procedure for diverticular stenosis. But even with the best prognosis, age is catching up to Francis. Barring a miracle, he will only be expected to continue as pope for five or six years. We may look Read more
Tags: Compassion, Excessive capitalism, Francis achievements, migrants, pastoral, Poor, Pope Francis, Pope Francis papacy, Prophetic, Refugees, Thomas Reese SJ
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on The beginning of the end of the Francis papacy
Thursday, June 17th, 2021
In four years participants in a Caritas campaign have logged about 600,000km in symbolic solidarity walks with migrants and refugees. The global “Share the Journey” campaign aims to build “bridges of hope between islands separated by fear,” says Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, president of Caritas Internationalis. Although the campaign has formally ended, its message continues. Read more
Tags: Aloysius John, Cardinal Luis Tagle, Caritas Internationalis, Compassion, migrants, Refugees
Posted in World | Comments Off on Caritas’ solidarity walking campaign makes strides
Thursday, February 25th, 2021
A New Zealand religious leader is calling on members of his congregation to focus on what is necessary for life rather than being caught up with pious denials; particularly during Lent. He says he was cheered by a recent reading at Mass where a group is bewailing the fact that their “good deeds” go unnoticed Read more
Tags: Disadvantaged, Disposessed, Fr Tim Duckworth, homeless, Lent, migrants, Pope Francis, Sustainable development goals, young people
Posted in New Zealand | Comments Off on Focus on what is necessary rather than pious denials
Monday, October 5th, 2020
Pope Francis Social Encyclical: ‘Fratelli Tutti’ was launched at the Vatican, Sunday 4 October, 2020. The document focuses on fraternity and social friendship as the ways to build a better, more just and peaceful world – with the contribution of all: people and institutions. The official summary follows, with a link to download the full Read more
Tags: Borders, Charity, Death penalty, Forgiveness, Fratelli Tutti, Globalism, Human fraternity, kindness, Love, Marketplace, migrants, Peace, Politics, Pope Francis, Religious freedom, War, Weapons
Posted in Analysis and Comment | Comments Off on Fratelli Tutti – Summary of Francis Encyclical – on the fraternity and social friendship
Monday, October 5th, 2020
October 4, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti during a visit to Assisi. The encyclical calls for a new kind of politics and emphasises social friendship as a way to build a more just and peaceful world. It encourages the contribution of all people and institutions and seeks to build a global movement Read more
Tags: Borders, Charity, Death penalty, Forgiveness, Fratelli Tutti, Globalism, Human fraternity, kindness, Love, Marketplace, migrants, Peace, Politics, Pope Francis, Religious freedom, War, Weapons
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Thursday, December 5th, 2019
A cartoon about the Samoa measles epidemic has led some to ask if much has changed in New Zealand. New Zealand does not have a great track record in its relationship with Samoa: The influenza epidemic killed over 22% of Samoa’s population in 1918, a disease that was introduced to Samoa by sick passengers on board a ship from Read more
Tags: migrants, Pasifika politics, Racism
Posted in New Zealand | Comments Off on One thing in New Zealand you can’t get away from – racism
Monday, September 30th, 2019
Calling us to create a ‘culture of encounter,’ Pope Francis asks us to reach out with open arms to migrants and refugees around the world and in our communities. In 2017, the Pontiff launched Caritas’ Share the Journey (STJ) international campaign from St Peter’s Square in Rome. Last Sunday marked the launch of a key Read more
Tags: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, migrants
Posted in New Zealand, News Shorts | Comments Off on Get artistic and creative to show support for migrants and refugees