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According to Fernandez, the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) FEMA grant given to Catholic Charities of San Antonio “clearly stated that you could provide transportation.”
The 100-mile-long Darien Gap, located on the border between Panama and Colombia, is one of the world’s most trafficked — and dangerous — migratory pathways.
In addition to working with asylum-seeking migrant families to address their imminent needs, Catholic Charities has provided resources to help with migrant intake and recordkeeping, Cardinal Dolan said.
In his conference speech, Pope Francis referred to a legendary love story from the beginnings of the city of Marseille to insist that coexistence between peoples, even if it’s difficult, is above all a source of joy.
The guidebook invites Catholics to work together to help those experiencing tragedy and uprootedness, the Pope said.
The Holy Father expressed his hope that the Jubilee of Mercy will be ‘a favorable occasion for the cold indifference of so many hearts to be won over by the warmth of mercy’ in addressing needs of migrants and those suffering from persecution, war and cultural shifts.
The Holy See is asking the United Nations to take action against ‘violent non-state actors’ who are violating human rights and forcing an unprecedented number of people to migrate.
Topics discussed included clergy sexual abuse, divorce, the new annulments process, women’s ordination to the priesthood, the migrant crisis and the right of government officials to conscientious objection.
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