JRS/USA witnesses to the reality that God is present in human history, even in the most tragic experiences of persons driven from their homes by conflict, natural disaster, economic injustice, or violation of human rights.
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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Pope: migration invites us to focus on unity of humanity
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American filmmaker Bryan Single explores the rehabilitation process of former child soldiers in northern Ugandan in his new movie "Children of War." The film premiered recently in Washington.
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA U.S. urges Sri Lanka do more for displaced people held in camps
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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Conditions worsen for Angolan refugees in Dem. Rep. of Congo
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(Agenzia Fides) – More than 20,000 Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to return to Angola and have been living in tents, with very little food and medical assistance. ...
Source: www.thefloridacatholic.org
WASHINGTON (CNS) | Being the bishop of a border diocese has proven "a powerful learning experience," said Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz.
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Photojournalist Linda Smith wanted to develop an art program for children that utilized photography and had the potential to be successfully conducted in third world countries. As a result of her research and vision, the Through the Eyes of Hope Project was born in 2007. ...
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Praying with Refugees in Southern Sudan
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Demonstrating their resilience and desire to start anew, students attend class outside their destroyed school in Nimule. Half of the school is still used as ammunition storage by the SPLA. (Angelika Mendes/JRS – Eastern Africa)
Source: www.nytimes.com
In 1950, a tradition was born when a minister and his wife had a vision that Halloween was a chance to inspire children to help other children, not just rake in candy.
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
“The victory is so sweet, but it’s bittersweet,” said Carolien
Hardenbol, a lawyer at Sanctuary for Families Legal Center, a nonprofit
agency enlisted in New York by Ms. Karolys’s sister. “If this had not
been New York City, in a city that has a supportive policy for
immigrants, this never would have happened.”
Source: www.nytimes.com
This winter in China, Olivia Karolys, an illegal Mexican immigrant from New York, lost her daughter to her estranged husband. They were reunited on Thursday.
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The real answer to “enforcement” at the worksite is making sure all workers can exercise their labor rights and upholding our employment laws
Source: www.jrsusa.org
Washington, D.C. - A one-day conference aimed primarily at students from Georgetown University, this event seeks to educate and inspire students to greater knowledge, commitment, and action for immigration reform.
Source: www.cnn.com
When "Marta" was 12, she entered the United States illegally, hoping to join her mother, who had left her in Central America years ago to search for work. Three years later she was sitting in ...
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA U.S. set to honor Jesuits killed in El Salvador
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On Wednesday, the House will debate and approve (on the suspension calendar) H. Res. 761, remembering and commemorating the lives and work of the six Jesuit Fathers and two women on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the UCA in San Salvador on November 16, 1989. ...
