The plight of migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. In 2013, the newly elected pontiff made his first pastoral ...

Palestinian fishermen are pictured at the Gaza port in Gaza City, on April 20, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) Palestinian fishermen ...

Kezia Douglass speaks to James Gardom about the importance of solidarity with those affected by the refugee crisis ...

On 18 April 2015, Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean as their boat capsized between Libya ... “Without alternatives, ...

Upon arrival, Pope Francis threw a wreath into the sea to commemorate the tens-of-thousands – if not more – migrants and refugees who have died trying to make it across the Mediterranean.

POPE FRANCIS’S FIRST papal trip was to Lampedusa, the southern Italian island that has been a gateway to Europe for hundreds ...

Pope Francis didn’t affirm same-sex marriage or lobby for ordaining women as priests. But he gently steered the Catholic ...

Drawing on Latin American theology that emphasizes collaboration, developed in response to continued struggles with ...

It was Oct. 28, 2015, can Carstensen was on the Greek island of Lesvos, reporting on the ongoing refugee crisis. Thousands of ...

Rhode Islanders recall being touched by Pope Francis' advocacy for migrants and victims of the war in Gaza, and his openness ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin-American pontiff, renowned for his outspoken advocacy for the poor and insistence on a more ...