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In Johannesburg, Hunger Scares More Than the Coronavirus

Johannesburg, April 28, 2020 – Fr. Pablo Velasquez, Scalabrinian missionary in the suburb of La Rochelle, South Africa: « If things continue like this, we will never make it with our own resources. » “Every day in our parish hundreds of people come to make long lines to have a food parcel that is a bag with certain basic products to eat. (…)  We are doing all we can to meet the needs of these brothers of ours who disobey the restrictive measures to

Migrants Play a Critical Role in the Health Care Sector

São Paulo, April 22, 2020 – Globally, migrants play an increasingly important role in the field of healthcare. As the global population of older people and children continues to grow, the number of health professionals will grow. From the Philippines to the United States, she remembers her growth in the Philippines as « an arduous journey » and that she was « lucky » to come to the United States to live and work with her husband, who had