All religions “desire peace. Other people want war,” Pope tells journalists en route to WYD in Krakow.

The phenomenon of immigration is “new, different, and strange to the average Polish person”.

“Today our witness to the distress of refugees should be a call to action.”

“Europe has the power to save and protect people. It’s a just question of political will to provide safe ways for people to enter Europe without risking their lives.”

“Migrants are our brothers and sisters in search of a better life, far away from poverty, hunger and exploitation, much like our forefathers at the time of the famine."

“The recent agreement between Brussels and Ankara is an extremely unjust one. This is not about protection, it’s about deterrence.”

Research has shown that FIFO work can have a negative impact on the lives and health of some workers in this field.

As Pope Francis visits Greece, Trócaire expresses deep concern at the recent EU-Turkey deal that facilitates large-scale return of asylum seekers to Turkey.

Pope Francis says visit aims to “express closeness & solidarity" to the displaced & the citizens of Lesbos & the people of Greece "who are so generous in their welcome”.

“The destruction of these places of worship is at odds with the fundamental human right to worship freely according to the beliefs and principles of all those in the jungle.”

Ireland “cannot claim to be a progressive society if we choose to leave so many in poverty” - Bishop William Crean of Cloyne.

“A city in which one man suffers less is a better city” - Caritas Rome founder Don Luigi Di Liegro.

Instrumentum laboris deemed to be overly preoccupied with the problems of marriage and family life and doesn't provide enough encouragement.

God’s dream for his creation is to see it fulfilled “in the loving union between a man and a woman, rejoicing in their shared journey, fruitful in their mutual gift of self”.

"The majority of schools have space to enrol children and would be happy to do so' - Catholic Primary Schools Management Association.

“Migrants are not a threat to the EU but our policies are a threat to them” - Caritas Europa.

Senator Rónán Mullen among eighty politicians from around the world to discuss the persecution of Christians in the Middle East with Pontiff.

“We have to be careful of the fear factor that is sometimes generated on this issue and instead look at more creative ways of welcoming people into the country”: Primate.

“The loss of such high numbers of innocent lives at sea resonates strongly with the Irish experience of the ‘coffin ships’ during the time of the Great Famine” – Bishop Crean.

“We can see from many current crises that no amount of policy will deter people from migrating," Bishop John Kirby said at the launch of 'Welcoming the Stranger' in London.

“A new wave of boat people, ejected by excruciating poverty and conflict from both Myanmar and Bangladesh, are adrift in the seas.”

Immigrant Council of Ireland warns that family rights, access to work and education as well as citizenship need to be addressed by the State.

Under a plan to be published on Wednesday, the EU is expected to impose migrant quotas on the 28 countries of the Union.

Ireland has the ninth lowest number of asylum applications in the EU, with just 6,560 people having sought asylum over the last five years.

Persecution is intensifying, Archbishop Neary warns, with ancient Christian communities driven from their lands through ethnic cleaning.

“I make a heartfelt appeal to the international community to react decisively and quickly to see to it that such tragedies are not repeated" - Pope Francis.

"May the international community not stand by before the immense humanitarian tragedy unfolding in these countries."

Marist Education and Community Centre provides kindergarten, secondary level education, and child support programmes for Burmese migrant children.

Failure to introduce a fair immigration service is impacting on individuals and families on a daily basis.

Undocumented’s family life in the US often curtailed by daily stress and constant fear of arrest and deportation.