In Calais, in the north of France, the coast looks towards England: only 30 km from the sea, but a border that for many people on the move is the hardest to cross. Between barbed wire and controls, every night, many young people try to pass the Sleeve, hidden in trucks or on small tires, risking their lives to reach their goal.     In this place of waiting and hope, ASCS – Agenzia Scalabriniana

Stella Maris Batam marked World Migrants Sunday with a seminar titled “Walking and Nurturing Hope with Migrants, Seafarers, and Their Families” at the Pacific Hotel Ballroom in Indonesia, drawing over 1,000 participants from government agencies, labor unions, employers, and human rights institutions. Father Ansensius Guntur (Fr. Yance), Director of Stella Maris Batam, highlighted the essential role of migrant workers and seafarers in the national economy and called for stronger protection for them and their families.