Tense, chaotic situation in Lesbos as locals patrol streets following refugee camp fire

The director of Greece’s Catholic charitable organisation said the situation on Lesbos island remains tense after a fire at a refugee camp left at least 12,000 homeless. “The situation remains chaotic, as the government tries to bring the refugees into a new camp, with reassurances they’ll be looked after,” said Maria Alverti, director of Caritas... Read More

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September 10, 2020

Cardinal calls for resettlement of asylum-seekers from Greek island

Hours after a fire or fires sent thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing their tents and makeshift container homes at the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, a close aide to Pope Francis called for the permanent resettlement of all the residents. “Since the time of the visit of the Holy Father (in... Read More

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July 22, 2020

Pope makes surprise visit to summer camp for children of Vatican employees

When Zoe, 10, showed up late for summer camp at the Vatican, she did not expect to see Pope Francis there. “I froze because it was a surprise and I had never seen him before. I liked him a lot. I was very happy and I said ‘hello’,” she told Vatican News. Zoe was one... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Plea to sign petition and save Calais children’s café

A volunteer teacher in the Calais Jungle camp has set up a petition to save the children’s café, which is at risk of being demolished tomorrow. The Kids’ Café provides 200 meals a day, English and French classes, and asylum advice for unaccompanied minors in the camp and is at risk of being demolished alongside... Read More

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June 3, 2016

‘Refugee’ chosen as Children’s Word of the Year

‘Refugee’ has been chosen as Children’s Word of the Year after a dramatic increase in youngsters using the term in their creative writing. Analysis of the 123,436 entries to BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words short story competition found 339 uses of the word. This is a 368 per cent increase from 2015, when ‘refugee’ cropped... Read More

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