#Migrants

Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea: EU, Ombudsman O’Reilly opens an investigation to “clarify the role of Frontex in search and rescue operations”

UK barge for asylum seekers. The Church’s condemnation: “An affront to human dignity”

The ‘Bibby Stockholm’, a large metal barge meant to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers, has arrived in the south coast…

EU: 14 million to Italy to improve reception conditions for migrants in Lampedusa

Children drowned in Manfredonia. The diocesan Caritas had been supporting the family: “We will also organise the funerals”.

The Diocesan Caritas of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo will pay for the funerals of Daniel and Stefan, two Romanian brothers aged…

Lampedusa: Sea Day ten years after Pope Francis’ visit

The 2023 National Day of the Sea was celebrated on the island of Lampedusa, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, on the…

UK: Mgr McAleenan (Bishops’ Conference), no to migrants being deported to Rwanda. Uphold the dignity of every person

Migration: Mijatovic (Council of Europe) from Lampedusa, “Italy must stop endangering the lives and safety of refugees”

Shipwreck in Greece. Alverti (Caritas Hellas): “How could this have been possible? What has happened is all the more shocking because they could have been saved.”

In an interview with SIR, Maria Alverti, director of Caritas Hellas, commented on the dramatic shipwreck in Greece last week…

World Refugee Day: Mijatovic (Council of Europe), “serious human rights violations against refugees”

Persons deprived of liberty. Palma (Guarantor): “Alternative and community-based measures did not decrease prison population”

The Guarantor voiced concern over the high number of suicides in 2023, numbering a total of 29, along with 12…

Cyprus: Fr Varriano (Patriarch Vicar), “the separation wall does not constitute a limitation”

The Symposium ‘Rooted in Hope’, promoted by R.O.A.C.O. (Assembly of Organizations for Aid to the Oriental Churches), took place in…