Friday 11 November 2011

It is controversial, political and highly emotional. The question of what to do with asylum seekers has been one of the nation’s hottest topics and is not likely to lose its sizzle any time soon.

Friday 11 November 2011

By David Kerr

Pope Benedict XVI will mark January’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a call for the ‘new evangelisation’ to extend to migrant workers, refugees and international students.

Friday 30 September 2011

By Natina Giacco

In light of the current debate in Australia concerning migrants and refugees, the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) recently held a colloquium whose aim was twofold: to pay tribute to the memory of Bishop Joseph Grech and the compassion with which he dealt with migrant issues; and to encourage debate about the issues affecting those who leave their native countries to begin a new life in Australia.

Friday 19 Augsut 2011

By Brenda Hubber

When I first started working at the Melbourne Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office (MCMRO), I was fairly ignorant about the treatment of asylum seekers in Australia. I had heard about ‘boat people’ and had some sympathy for their plight but naively believed that the government was taking care of them.

Friday 19 August 2011

On Sunday 28 August 2011, the Catholic Church in Australia celebrates the 97th World Day of Migrants and Refugees and the end of Migrant and Refugee Week. Here, Episcopal Vicar for Migrants and Refugees, Fr Delmar Silva CS, reflects on the theme of Pope Benedict XVI's message for the occasion, 'One Human Family'.

Kairos: Volume 22, Issue 6