Tag: Refugee Crisis

(Photos) Pope, Patriarch, Archbishop Remember Deceased Refugees; Call on Europeans to Remember Their Christian Roots

Pope Francis challenged European leaders to respond to the massive refugee crisis “in a way worthy of our common humanity”

April 18, 2016

Christian Church Heads Challenge Europe’s Morality with Joint Declaration on Refugees

Combined, the leaders of the two largest Christian denominations in the world, representing 1.5 billion people including the vast majority

April 18, 2016

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Europeans: Respect Refugees, Some May be Angels

Reminding his fellow Christians that they have a moral obligation to show hospitality to strangers, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said that

April 15, 2016

US Embassy and Army Provide Humanitarian Assistance in Greece

  On April 7 and 8, 2016, the U.S. Mission to Greece and the U.S. Army’s 409th Contracting Support Brigade

April 11, 2016

Pope Francis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Ieronymos Meeting on Lesvos in Solidarity of Refugee Rights

Roman Catholic Pope Francis has requested permission to visit Greece— the island of Lesvos specifically, to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch

April 6, 2016

The Times Reporting that Turkish Soldiers Shooting Syrian Refugees Crossing Borders

The British newspaper The Times is reporting that Turkish soldiers are shooting Syrian refugees crossing their borders fleeing the civil

March 31, 2016

Legality of EU-Turkey Deal on Refugees Questioned; Groups Call EU’s Deal “Desperate” and “Dehumanizing” to World’s Most Vulnerable People

Major international organizations and media are questioning the legality, morality and functionality of the recently-approved European Union deal with Turkey.

March 19, 2016

Humanitarian Aid Official: European Leaders Have Completely Lost Track of Reality with Turkish Deal

Numerous aid organizations working in Greece and other refugee hotspots along the European routes where million sou refugees are passing

March 19, 2016

(Video) Shocking Footage of Turkish Coast Guard Trying to Sink Refugee Inflatable Captured by UK’s Channel Four

The UK’s Channel Four News captured shocking footage of Turkish coast guard vessels trying to— what appears to be— sink

March 19, 2016

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