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Church joins U.K. project to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees

NZ Catholic Staff — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:03 +0000

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — The Catholic Church in England and Wales has joined a government project to resettle an estimated 20,000 refugees from the Syrian war. A parish in the Diocese of Salford will be the first to welcome a family from a refugee camp in the Middle East as part of a sponsorship plan,

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From nightmare to dream: Syrian refugees thank pope for safety

Cindy Wooden — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:42:26 +0000

By Cindy Wooden
ROME (CNS) — After less than 48 hours in Rome, “dream” is the word used most often by the six Syrian adults Pope Francis brought back to Italy with him from a refugee camp in Greece.echo $variable;

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85 new arrivals start a new journey

Rowena Orejana — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 03:11:19 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA As the first Syrian refugees arrived to make New Zealand their home, Wellington Cardinal John Dew and Auckland Anglican Bishop Ross Bay reminded Christians in New Zealand that the refugees will need long-term support. “It’s not just a week of welcoming people. It’s journeying with these people for a long time, because

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Increased intake pleases bishops

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 23:41:38 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA The New Zealand Catholic Church has welcomed the government’s move to increase the intake of refugees, as Europe experiences its worst immigration crisis since World War II. Cardinal John Dew, the president of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, said in a statement that Ne Zealand can no longer ignore the crisis.

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