Bishop Nguyen was forced to flee his native country as a seminarian, spending 18 days at sea without food or water.

A family is forced to flee their homeland for fear of persecution. This is the classic modern-day definition of a refugee.

Pope Francis said a Jesuit's mission is to be close to the people, especially those who are suffering and forgotten because "to see them is to see Christ suffering and crucified."

U.K. Catholic leaders urged the British government to accept more child refugees from northern France after reports that hundreds of young people are being forced to sleep outdoors in low temperatures.

The good news is that the 193 United Nations member states have unanimously agreed to develop a new Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration, one that incorporates the goals of Pope Francis.

The Supreme Court's order means that the Trump administration can fully carry out the ban -- which is now in its third iteration.