As a search continued for missing migrants after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Greece, the World Council of Churches (WCC) conveyed prayers to the families of victims, and to the churches in Greece and elsewhere that are responding.
On 20 May 2022, a group of us, 14 pilgrims from different parts of the world (Kenya, Brussels, Germany, Hong Kong, Philippines, Poland, Rome, Korea, Canada, Fiji, Australia, London, Scotland, and Geneva—a very diverse group) gathered in Palermo, Italy for a Pilgrim Team Visit on the theme of migration.
The World Council of Churches, in a public statement, is urging the government of the United Kingdom to reconsider the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership.
Three World Council of Churches (WCC) Pilgrim Team Visits, one to Italy, a second to Armenia and a third to Norway, are continuing the WCC’s accompaniment for communities in their quest for justice and peace under the theme of “Christ’s love moves the world to reconciliation and unity,” through the lenses of post-war trauma healing, gender justice, and migration.
The Central Mediterranean route is the overseas crossing from North Africa to Italy. Those migrating on this route generally aim to reach Italian shores but leave from a variety of North African countries bordering the Mediterranean. Though in past years most migrants have departed from Libya, which is a destination for migrants as well as a transit country, there is also a proportionally small but growing number of departures from Tunisia, Egypt, and Algeria.
A new report and resource kit to address hateful content online has been published by WACC Europe, the European region of the World Association for Christian Communication.
A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the stranger,” and urges the creation of a world in which “we become human together.”
Una docena de organizaciones religiosas mundiales y regionales han publicado una declaración sobre la promoción de derechos en relación con la situación de los migrantes y refugiados en Europa que define su vocación como cristianos de “acoger al extranjero” e insta a la creación de un mundo en el que “nos hagamos humanos juntos”.
Christian organizations representing 2 billion people—about one-third of the world's population—have released a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, and they are demanding a more compassionate approach.
Organizaciones cristianas que representan a 2000 millones de personas –aproximadamente un tercio de la población mundial– han hecho pública una declaración sobre la grave situación de los migrantes y los refugiados en Europa, y exigen un enfoque más compasivo.
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece offers reflections from an Orthodox perspective on the current plight of refugees, both in Greece and beyond, and how churches can help with both relief efforts and long-term wellbeing.
El arzobispo Ieronymos de Atenas y toda Grecia ofrece sus reflexiones, desde una perspectiva ortodoxa, sobre la difícil situación que viven los refugiados, en Grecia y en el resto del mundo, y sobre la manera en que las iglesias pueden contribuir tanto a prestarles ayuda como a su bienestar en el largo plazo.
The rescue ship Sea-Watch 4, purchased by a crowdfund led by the Evangelical Church in Germany, is ready to start operating in the Mediterranean Sea to help migrants attempting to reach Europe from North Africa.
El barco de rescate ‘Sea-Watch 4’, adquirido mediante una microfinanciación colectiva impulsada por la Iglesia Evangélica en Alemania, está listo para empezar a patrullar en el mar Mediterráneo con miras a ayudar a los migrantes que tratan de alcanzar las costas europeas desde África del Norte.
It’s tough living at home in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic watching those infected with the COVID-19 virus rise in numbers and the death toll climb. But think of the world’s refugees and people on the move.
Es duro vivir aislado en casa durante la pandemia del COVID-19 viendo el aumento de la cantidad de infectados con el virus y del número de muertos. Pero piense en los refugiados y las personas desplazadas del mundo.
Church leaders from Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark signed a statement demanding that we take “human responsibility” for refugees on the border between Turkey and Greece.
A German delegation comprised of representatives of municipalities, church leaders and prominent civil society organizations recently visited the Greek island of Lesbos, already hosting tens of thousands of migrants and displaced people, and was on site when the news of the opening of the Turkish border was announced and the first new arrivals were appearing.