Jesuit Provincials of Europe and the Middle East and of Africa-Madagascar, after their gathering in Rome at the end of October prepared a statement issued on the 25th of October: “Migration and Asylum today, we cannot set borders to our concern”. “We believe this is a time of urgency for our societies in the face of this grave moral issue” and then they address six other themes: Save Lives; Stop Arms supplies to Africa; Increase shared hospitality by receiving nations; Improve conditions for asylum seekers; Reject far-right populist rhetoric; and Cooperate with other people of good will. Read the statement… , watch youtube…
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