World Refugee Day

The “global confederation of Catholic charities is appealing to the world’s political leaders to accept refugees in a dignified and safe way, ensuring their basic needs are met and providing them with safe living conditions, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.”

Caritas Internationalis fosters solidarity, its Secretary-General said, “through the expression of care and love for the most vulnerable, and the refugees are among them.”

Caritas Internationalis releases a message on the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay, June 20.https://t.co/vgMvovo7nH

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) June 19, 2020

Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus

Jesuit General Superior Fr. Arturo Sosa promulgated the Universal Apostolic Preferences for the next decade. He summarized them in this video.            

A Guardian Op Ed

Yesterday Peter Ormerod offered an opinion that appeared in the Guardian. Life in an imperfect world demands endlessly sifting among choices. At times prudent choices are not always beyond the human imperfections. One of them finds fault with every choice.

Mr. Ormerod reflected on Pope Francis’ “gesture” to provide homes for three Syrian refugee-families: “I’d like to say to the naysayer: …beware of creating a culture in which the rewards are greater for doing nothing bad than they are for doing something good.” 

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Wiki-image of Coat of Arms of Pope Francis by Stemma del Santo Padre Francesco CC BY-SA 3.0

Migrants and Refugees

The pope’s message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees has been released. Entitled “Towards a Better World,” the pope explained:

A better world will come about only if attention is first paid to individuals; if human promotion is integral, taking account of every dimension of the person, including the spiritual; if no one is neglected….

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Wiki-image by DIAC images of immigration detention center CC BY 2.0.

Pope To Visit Refugees

Vatican Radio reported that Pope Francis will visit refugees in the Centro Astalli, the Jesuit center for refugees in Italy:

Chiara Peri who works at the Centro Astalli in Rome in the project office focusing on inter-religious issues and cultural events, spoke to Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni about Pope Francis’ visit, but first she illustrates the vision, the mission and the services of the Centro Astalli.

Report includes audio link to their interview.