Church-Linked Groups Are Helping South Sudanese Refugees Live Like Locals in Uganda
Responding to crisis, a coalition of church organizations is providing education, skills trainings, and farming equipment to help refugees become self-reliant.
Judge Rules Against Texas Attorney General Paxton in Campaign Against Migrant Shelters
‘The Texas Attorney General’s use of the request to examine documents from Annunciation House was a pretext to justify its harassment of Annunciation House employees and the persons seeking refuge,’ Judge Francisco Dominguez wrote.
For Iranian Converts Claiming Religious Persecution, European Courts Require Proof of Faith
Judges across Europe are having a tough time deciding whether asylum-seekers claiming religious persecution are ‘genuine’ Christians.
Faith Groups Say More Foster Families Are Needed To Care for the Children Coming to the US Alone
Acclimating to a new country in a caring family setting is especially important given the deep and increasing level of trauma these children carry.
No Room at the Political Inn
This issue of A Public Witness looks back at the attacks on Syrian refugees in 2015 and the abysmal U.S. record on assisting refugees since then to help us consider what to make of efforts to ban refugees from Gaza today.
Chicago Community and Evanston Church Step Up to Assist Resettled Venezuelan Families
While Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lampooned sanctuary cities by sending buses full of desperate people seeking safety for themselves and their families, he did not anticipate that they would be received with open hearts, houses, and churches.
Few Persecuted Christians Find Refuge in US, New Report Finds
A new reports finds that the number of Christian refugees coming to the US has declined at a time when persecution is on the rise.
Review: Jesus the Refugee
In "Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity," D. Glenn Butner Jr. draws on scripture, theology, and legal analysis to provide a compelling and important look at one of the major crises of our time.
In NC, a Church Network Turns Unused Church Buildings Into Homes for Refugees
A group of mostly Baptist churches in North Carolina is retrofitting vacant church-owned buildings for refugee housing.
Pope in Final Mass in Budapest Urges Hungary to Open Doors
Pope Francis urged Hungarians to open their doors to others on Sunday, as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a plea for Europe to welcome migrants and the poor and for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.