Why Do Refugees Flee? European Mayors Call For Network To Handle Refugee Crisis At Vatican Summit

The Vatican held a two-day meeting on the refugee crisis where 80 mayors of European cities released a statement Saturday calling for the creation of a “Network of Mayors” to tackle the humanitarian issues being faced by the continent.

The mayors met at the Vatican’s Casina Pio IV — the headquarters of the Pontifical Academies for Science and Social Science — on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10 for a summit looking at “Europe: Refugees Are Our Brothers and Sisters.”