Austria: The Word Changes, But It is a Wall
Austria has launched the construction of a barrier at the Brenner Pass to stop any and extraordinary flow of migrants from Italy. The European Commission, through the words of its…
Eu Closes Balkan Route to Migrants
Yesterday, March 9, 2016, the various European Union countries virtually closed the so-called Balkan route for migrants fleeing violence and poverty in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Bangladesh,…
Mexico’s ‘Immigration Saint’ Wants the Pope to See the ‘Syria at Our Gate’
TAPACHULA, Chiapas— In a rundown neighborhood near the Mexico-Guatemala border lies the Bélen shelter, a house that assists what are mostly Central American migrants who are beginning their journey up…
Il Padre bergamasco dei migranti «Il coraggio del Papa in trincea»
Comincia oggi il viaggio di Papa Francesco in Messico, atteso lunedì nell’estremo sud del Paese, nel Chiapas, al confine col Guatemala, uno degli Stati più poveri dell’America Centrale che fa parte…
ZENIT Asked J. Kevin Appleby to Give an Overview of the Issue in Light of the Pope’s Visit and Church Teaching
ZENIT asked J. Kevin Appleby, the senior international migration policy director of the Center for Migration Studies of New York, a member of the Scalabrinian International Migration Network (SIMN), to…
Scalabrinian International Migration Network Welcomes New Program to Protect Central American Refugees, Offers Assistance in Identifying Persons At-Risk
In comments January 15, Reverend Leonir Chiarello c.s., executive director of the Scalabrinian International Migration Network (SIMN), welcomed the announcement by the U.S. government to launch a new refugee processing…
International Migrants Day 2015
New York, 18 December 2015 – In response to the increasing number of refugees and migrants crossing borders seeking a better life, throughout 2015 SIMN supported new services provided by the…