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MANILA, Philippines — The Vatican is calling on governments for serious international cooperation to ensure humane conditions of migration, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said Wednesday.
An article on the CBCP website (www.cbcpnews.com) said the call came from Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers secretary Archbishop Agostino Marchetto.
“Special attention must be given to avoid [...]
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday encouraged politicians to tackle the problem of illegal immigration humanely and urged the migrants’ homelands to wipe out the criminal groups profiting from those seeking a better life.
“Migration is a phenomenon which has existed from the dawn of humanity,” Benedict told pilgrims from many countries at [...]
Italian and Philippine authorities have been urged to thoroughly look into the death of a Filipino domestic helper in Rome.
In a press statement, the groups Migrante International-Europe and Umangat with concerned Filipinos in Rome are calling for an impartial and thorough probe into the circumstances of death of Jesusa Mendelebar.
Mendelebar, 42, of Quezon City, [...]
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