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July 31, 2017

Head of Knights of Malta relief efforts says sea rescue is a 'mission'

Volunteers of the Order of Malta's Italian Relief Corps provide assistant to an infant rescued in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 2007, the order's relief corps has worked alongside the Italian coast guard rescuing refugees stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.

ROME – While European leaders continue to debate how to handle the influx of migrants, the head of the Order of Malta's Italian relief corps said that search and rescue operations are a human obligation.

Published in International
May 12, 2017

Latest migrant tragedy prompts call to address root problem

The Irish Naval Service approach a boat filled with migrants Oct. 21, 2016 in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tripoli, Libya. 245 were feared dead or missing from two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea over the weekend.

WASHINGTON – After hundreds more migrants perished last weekend in the deadly Mediterranean passage to Europe, one Catholic expert insisted that the root causes of migration need to be addressed.

Published in International
February 19, 2017

This Spanish priest has helped rescue thousands on the Mediterranean Sea

Fr. Alberto Gaston, a on a Spanish combatting human trafficking, has helped rescued thousands on the Mediterranean Sea.

MADRID, Spain – Father Alberto Gaton is the chaplain of a Spanish ship that combats human trafficking by rescuing people in the Mediterranean Sea. In the span of almost 5 months, his team has managed to rescue more than 3,000 people.

Published in International
February 11, 2015

Pope calls for solidarity with migrants after deadly sea crossing

A sailor from the Greek Coast Guard monitors the Mediterranean Sea for undocumented migrants Sept. 24, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis once again urged solidarity with migrants who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea for Europe, and assured prayers for the victims of a deadly crossing in early February.

Published in International
October 30, 2014

Church leaders deplore European plans to reduce refugee rescues

Italian Coast Guard and Guardia di Finanza vessels gather at the spot where 366 migrants perished in the 2013 Lampedusa migrant boat disaster during a commemoration ceremony Oct. 3. Catholic bishops and aid agencies have condemned a European Union plan t o scale down the rescue of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.

OXFORD, England - Catholic bishops and aid agencies criticized a move by European nations to scale down the rescue of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea, where hundreds drown each month attempting to reach Europe.

 

Published in International