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Podcast: AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast
Episode: World Refugee Day with Danielle Vella of Jesuit Refugee Service
Description: June 20 is World Refugee Day. While local headlines have taken over our consciousness even more than usual, our faith calls us to have a global vision. Plus, the COVID-19 pandemic has a disproportionate impact on those who are already vulnerable, including refugees.
Many displaced persons live in close quarters in refugee camps or urban areas with limited access to healthcare. Global resettlement of refugees has been halted and international borders have been closed.
All of these challenges pile up on the other challenges refugees face in the best of times.
It’s why the world needs organizations like the Jesuit Re...