WHAT THE CHURCH SAYS ABOUT WELCOMING THE STRANGER
Church Teaching regarding the Welcoming of the Stranger is contained in many documents, statements and Encyclicals issued over the years.
1. Erga Migrantes Caritas Christi - The love of Christ towards Migrants. This encyclical was published in 2004. It both summarises the teaching that is laid out in all previous documents and conextualises it in the present era. Here we give excerpts from the document that summarise its content. 11:09:51 Read More A link to the full text of the Encyclical is given at the end of the summary.
2. World Day for Migrants and Refugees 2007 - Statement of Pope Benedict XVI.
3. World Day for Migrants and Refugees 2008 - Statement of Pope Benedict XVI.
4. Information Pack produced by the Refugee Project of the Irish Bishops Conference. This resource gives excellent infromation and would be a good starting point for those who want to learn about what the Church says about migrants. It gives useful definitions and an overview of the asylum process. It also highlights the responsibility that Christians have to care for immigrants. Read more.
5. Quotations from various Church Documents and statements. Read More
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WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT WELCOMING THE STRANGER
Deuteronomy 10: 19 You shall love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:34 The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Luke 10:27 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.
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 INFORMATION AND RESEARCH RESOURCES
This UNHCR collection of external links is a huge directory of organizations dealing with refugee, asylum and human rights topics. This easy to use directory contains over 2000 links to relevant internet sources and has been compiled and organized by type of organization, topic/mandate, regions and countries they relate to. This resource has been provided to facilitate research by providing a mechanism to access information. click here |
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INTEGRATION STRATEGY FOR CORK - 2008 -2011
All this work culminated with the launch of the Strategy by the Integration Minister Conor Lenihan on the 25th of April. The Strategy is the first of its kind in the country. While a number of Anti Racism Strategies have been published this is the first to place a positive emphasis on the need for Integration. Very early in the planning process a deliberate decision was taken by the project’s steering group to produce a brief and practical document. The strategy is just that – it contains over forty actions to be achieved within a specified timeframe and identifies statutory and voluntary groups, including Cois Tine who are to take the lead in ensuring these actions take place. The Strategy also has a mechanism for monitoring and reviewing implementation.
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