Rome: At an international conference on migration in Rome, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) urged Catholic institutions to lead a global response to the growing crisis of displacement, warning of the moral and social costs of harsh migration crackdowns, particularly in the United States.

Donald Kerwin, Director of Advocacy, Research, Policy and Partnerships for JRS USA, delivered a sobering assessment during the three-day gathering, “Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home,” hosted by Villanova University in collaboration with Catholic academic partners. He pointed to Catholic social teaching, the guidance of the late Pope Francis, and the vision of Pope Leo XIV as touchstones for how the Church can defend human dignity, foster hope, and promote integration amid an increasingly hostile clima

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