refugees
Pope says ‘Rohingya’ in emotional encounter with refugees
By Nicole Winfield — December 1, 2017
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Francis apologized for the 'indifference of the world' to their plight and then pronounced the name of their ethnic group to a gathering of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Christian leaders — a name he had been warned not to utter.
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits ‘Rohingya’
By Nicole Winfield — November 28, 2017
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Francis didn't cite the crackdown on the Muslim minority or even utter the contested word 'Rohingya' in his speech to Myanmar's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other authorities and diplomats in the capital.
Pope dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Myanmar
By Nicole Winfield — November 27, 2017
(AP) — Rohingya Muslims have faced state-supported discrimination in the predominantly Buddhist country for decades.
Across from White House, Muslims and allies protest travel ban
By Chris Mathews — October 18, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Protesters met in Lafayette Square park Wednesday (Oct. 18) for the #NoMuslimBanEver March, before they walked the few blocks to the Trump International Hotel.
Christians outnumber Muslim refugees to US in last 15 years
By Adelle M. Banks — October 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In the past decade and a half, 46 percent of refugees who came to America were Christian, compared with 33 percent who were Muslim.
Interfaith coalition says ‘no principled basis’ for Trump’s travel ban
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The coalition members argue that President Trump’s March 6 executive order is 'anathema' to the core tenet of religious tolerance that they share.
Survey: Trump voters ‘anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist’
By Adelle M. Banks — September 7, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Almost three-quarters of Trump voters said Islam is a threat, compared with 18 percent of those who voted for Hillary Clinton.
Christian groups respond to growing Sudanese refugee crisis
By Lauren Markoe — August 24, 2017
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christian agencies and churches are stepping up and coordinating their efforts to respond to the South Sudanese refugee crisis, as the number of people fleeing across the border into northern Uganda reaches 1 million.
Rex Tillerson: Protecting targets of ISIS’ ‘genocide’ a religious freedom priority
By Adelle M. Banks — August 15, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'The protection of these groups — and others subject to violent extremism — is a human rights priority for the Trump administration,' the secretary of state said.
A battle for the souls of refugees
By Jenn Lindsay — July 28, 2017
LESBOS, Greece (RNS) — Muslim refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos in Greece don't seem interested in religion, but sometimes they are met by Christian evangelical groups.
Muslim refugees to US are declining as Christians overtake them
By Madeleine Buckley — July 12, 2017
(RNS) Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Christians have outpaced Muslims as the No. 1 faith group to reach these shores as refugees.
Supreme Court travel ban ruling: What it means
By Alan Gomez — June 26, 2017
(USA Today) The mixed ruling will allow President Trump to implement his travel ban against six Muslim majority nations — but only for visitors lacking ties to the United States.
On World Refugee Day we must be willing to separate truth from ‘willful blindness’
By Tim Breene — June 20, 2017
(RNS) Our society too easily equates the admission of refugees into this country with the threat of terrorism, largely because the policy has become a partisan ideology, not because this viewpoint is substantiated by facts.
Her family was denied entry to the US. She entered years later, alone
By Mark Hetfield — June 6, 2017
(RNS) The St. Louis' 937 passengers, most of whom were Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, found neither protection nor pity. On the 78th anniversary of this tragedy, we must resolve not to let this happen again.
Judgment day? Trump and religion at the 100-day mark
By Kimberly Winston — April 27, 2017
(RNS) A look at the president's first 100 days as they relate to religion and people of faith — and more policies that affect religion that are on the way.
