Every minute, 24 people are forced to leave their home because of war, persecution or violence.

Experts estimate that there are more people who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict than at any other point since World War II.

We are in midst of a global refugee crisis.

In over 50 countries where the crisis is the worst, the Jesuits are there. Jesuit Refugee Service, which was founded in 1980 by then-Jesuit superior general Pedro Arrupe, serves over 640,000 people around the world each year.

June 20 is World Refugee Day, which is celebrated annually to lift up refugees and raise awareness of the challenges they face. Our guest is Giulia McPherson, the director of advocacy and operations for Jesuit Refugee Service USA, who shares about JRS' work and how we can get involved in support of their incredible mission.

Connect with JRS: https://www.jrsusa.org/

Giulia's bio: https://www.jrsusa.org/about-us/our-team/#giulia

Produced by the Office of Communications and Vocation Promotion of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States.

Hosted by Mike Jordan Laskey. Edited by Marcus Bleech. Theme music by Kevin Laskey.