Published: 2025-09-28

„Accepting Christ in Refugees”. Selected projects of Caritas of the Ełk Diocese implemented by Ukrainian refugee crisis in 2022

Ryszard Sawicki
BIBLIOTEKA TEOLOGII STOSOWANEJ Prawda, wolność, religia
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/bts.13133

Abstract

The issue of migration and refugees is extremely topical in the face of the European migration crisis and the Ukrainian refugee crisis caused by military operations in Ukraine. The issue is a huge challenge for states, societies and the Catholic Church. The aggression of the Russian Federation against independent Ukraine changed the geopolitical situation in Europe. It also became a kind of exam in humanity for the Polish nation and non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian aid. The article presents the biblical aspects of migration and refugees as well as the social teaching of the Catholik Church in this regard. It also presents selected projects Caritas of the Ełk Diocese implemented in 2022 for refugees from Ukraine who after February 24, 2022 found themselves in the Diocese of Ełk. The article describes the forms of assistance that were offered to Ukrainian refugees as part of these projects.

Keywords:

migrations, war refugees, Ukrainian refugee crisis, pastoral care of the Church for refugees, humanitarian aid, war in Ukraine, Caritas of the Ełk diecese

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Sawicki, R. (2025). „Accepting Christ in Refugees”. Selected projects of Caritas of the Ełk Diocese implemented by Ukrainian refugee crisis in 2022. BIBLIOTEKA TEOLOGII STOSOWANEJ Prawda, wolność, Religia, 2, 142–161. https://doi.org/10.21697/bts.13133

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