AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – Catholic bishops from North America, Europe and South Africa have met with Syrian and Iraqi refugees at a church in Amman, Jordan.
New Mexico Bishop Oscar Cantu said Monday’s visit was meant to show “solidarity” with the churches in Jordan and thank them for helping care for the estimated 1.5 million refugees “who are fleeing war-torn countries and violence.”
Cantu chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.
He said the U.S. can safely accept what he called its “fair share of refugees.”
Cantu and about 50 other Catholic bishops are completing a Holy Land pilgrimage that also included visits to Bethlehem and the Gaza Strip.
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