Mehidia Mahmoud, left, a member of a family of Kurdish refugees who fled to Turkey from Syria's civil war, greets the daughter of friends in Nashville, Tenn. She is among a group of refugees who relocated to Nashville Aug. 30. Caseworkers from Catholic Charities of Tennessee were on hand greet the refugees and will offer case management services to them as they resettle in the U.S.(CNS photo / Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register)
by GSR Staff
"Most of us don't know what it's like to live with war, with constant fear, with no freedom to move, with family members saying each time someone leaves the house, 'I hope to see you again.'"
- Anna Rossi, co-chair of the resettlement core team at an Alameda parish, as quoted in Parishes meet Oakland bishop's call to sponsor refugees published on NCRonline.org