Catholic refugees from Afghanistan in ‘purgatory’ waiting for visas January 12, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil. Among them is an Afghan Catholic family of five.
Biden on ending U.S. presence in Afghanistan: ‘It was time to end this war’ September 2, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News President Joe Biden said the decision to end 20 years of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan on Aug. 31 came down to limiting further loss of American lives in a place where the country no longer had vital interests.
After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy September 1, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In his first interview since undergoing surgery in July, Pope Francis criticized the Western attempts to impose democracy on other countries in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy August 30, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers.
As Afghanistan convulses, Catholic organizations help refugees in U.S. August 26, 2021By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News Faith-based groups, including Catholic organizations, also have been calling on the Biden administration to speed up the evacuations.
Archbishop Lori calls for prayers in wake of attack in Kabul August 26, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, Local News, News Acts of terror are an attack against all of us and have no place in a civilized or just society.
Roots of Peace founder fears for her nearly 400 employees in Afghanistan August 26, 2021By Christina Gray Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News Roots of Peace founder Heidi Kuhn is on a deadline-driven, life-or-death mission to get her nearly 400 employees out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31.
Make sure evacuated kids will be reunited with parents, Vatican paper says August 25, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to U.S. soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the desperation of Jochebed, Moses’ mother, as she put him in a basket in the Nile River to save him, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper.
Bishops say U.S. government must urgently act to relocate fleeing Afghans August 18, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News Saying that a humanitarian crisis is developing in Afghanistan, the chairmen of two U.S. bishops’ committees called on the U.S. government to “act with utmost urgency” to resettle thousands of Afghan citizens entering the country under special immigrant visas.
Caritas Italy, Jesuits suspend activities in Afghanistan August 17, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News Caritas Italy announced the suspension of charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of the country.
Pope prays for peace in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control August 16, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I join in the unanimous concern for the situation in Afghanistan. I ask all of you to pray with me to the God of peace, so that the clamor of weapons might cease and solutions can be found at the table of dialogue,” the pope said Aug. 15.
Catholic agency helps resettle Afghan translators who aided U.S. forces August 12, 2021By Zoey Maraist Catholic News Service Filed Under: Afghanistan, Feature, News, World News When U.S. service members were in a foreign land, unsure of the way and unable to speak the language, brave locals came to their assistance. Now, the Afghans who served as interpreters and guides for the U.S. military need help adjusting to a new country.
