What the Catholic Church Teaches on Asylum and Migration

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Pastoral Orientations
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Church Documents on Migrants & Refugees
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Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Documents on Migrants & Refugees
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Migrant and Refugee Online Resources 2024

"God walks with His people."    
"...God not only walks with his people, but also within them,
in the sense that he identifies himself with men and women
on their journey..."

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  • News April 2014
    Hearing the Evidence

    On the 14 March 2014 the Australian Human Rights Commission held its first public hearing to receive evidence about the conditions faced by children in immigration detention.

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  • News February 2015
    IOM may assist in Nauru-Cambodia refugee relocation

    IOM has announced that at the request of three of its Member States - Cambodia, Nauru and Australia – it will develop a program aimed at facilitating the relocation and integration of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia.

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  • News February 2016
    Media Statement from Bishop Vincenet Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv

    Australian Catholic Bishops Delegate for Refugees regarding the High Court's decision on offshore processing.
    In response to the High Court decision regarding offshore processing, Bishop Vincenet Long ofm conv released the following media statement.

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  • News January 2016
    Words of welcome - 2016

    Fr Maurizio Pettena CS - National Director ACMRO

    Dear Friends,
    I would like to take this opportunity to express my hope that you all had a blessed Christmas and New Year.

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  • News July 2015
    The Option to Turn Back Boats

    By Fr Maurizio Pettena cs
    ACMRO National Director

    In the current debate on how to stop boat arrivals, the question to consider is how should Australia respond?

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  • News March 2015
    Moss Review

    The Moss review - a report relating to recent allegations of conditions and circumstances at the regional processing centre in Nauru was released last week Friday. Some of the findings in the review highlight incidents of rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment.

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  • News May 2015
    Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen elected Bishop Delegate to ACMRO

    At the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference plenary meetings earlier this month, Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen was elected Bishop Delegate to the ACMRO. Bishop Long is an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

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  • News November 2015
    UNHCR 2015 NGO Consultation

    "In Pursuit of Solutions"
    On 23-24 November the ACMRO was invited to attend the UNHCR Annual NGO Consultation. The theme for the meetings was 'In Pursuit of Solutions'.

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  • News October 2015
    Episcopal Vicars and Catholic Immigration Offices Meeting

    14-15 October 2015
    Directors and Episcopal Vicars for Migration from Diocesan and Archdiocesan Catholic Immigration Offices gathered in Canberra on 14-15 October for the second of its annual meetings.

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  • News September 2015
    2015-2016 Social Justice Statement

    The title of the 2015-2016 Social Justice Statement has been taken from the second verse of the National Anthem. In this Social Justice Statement, Australia’s Bishops ask us to re-examine our responses to refugees and asylum seekers.

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