Surgeon Who Recites Bible and Quran to Patients Wins UN Award
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Dr. Evan Atar Adaha knows that faith matters to many of his patients at the Maban Referral Hospital in South Sudan’s
Refugee Simulation Brings ‘Chaos’ to Life
DALLAS (BP) -- Personal belongings are confiscated, and a participant is stripped of his or her individuality. They become a number. Government workers with stern
South Sudan May Spur Africa’s Largest Refugee Crisis
Ongoing violence in South Sudan is projected to result in "Africa's largest refugee crisis since the mid-1990s," the United Nations announced on Feb. 1.
Minorities Make Up Most of World’s Stateless Population
Minority groups currently make up more than three-quarters of the world's stateless population, according to a new United Nations report released on Nov. 3.
Pope: 4 Verbs Guide Christian Response to Migrants, Refugees
Pope Francis addressed again the "lamentable situation" of migrants and refugees, calling global Christians to commit to concrete action "at every stage of the migratory experience."
Banning Ara and Mazen
Last Friday night, President Donald Trump banned my friend, Ara, from coming to the United States. Ara serves as a pastor of a Baptist church in Baghdad, Iraq. Trump’s executive order bans everyone coming from seven nations — including Iraq — and stops all refugees
Iraqi Christian Leaders: Trump Ban Will Hurt Christian Refugees Fleeing Conflict
(RNS) As confusion continued over President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven Muslim countries, Catholic leaders from Iraq are warning that the policy change will hurt thousands
Baptists React to Trump Action on Refugees, Visas
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring refugees and stopping visa-holders from seven nations, many Baptist leaders quickly criticized the action. Trump’s Jan. 27 order
Registering Dissent
“Everyone went to their own town to register” (Luke 2:3).
The familiar Christmas story starts with a governmental registry. Tracking — and taxing — populations helped Rome
Advent, Aleppo & Bethlehem
An advent reflection on the viral image of Omran Daqneesh, a dazed five-year-old boy found in the rubble in Aleppo, Syria.
Light land, hope illumined enthuses the refugee soul.
Forgotten spaces at highway's end host sojourners cast out of home.