The Catholic Church and refugees in Slovenia

Dragoš, Srečo (author)

In Slovenia, the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is the largest, most influential, richest, and most politically significant among all religious organisations. In estimating its contribution related to migration and the refugee situation it is necessary to consider the wider context of Slovenian society, primarily four characteristics: (1) despite the principle of separation of state and religious spheres, it is in relation to the Roman Catholic Church that the bulk of unresolved issues and occasional exacerbations occur; (2) while Slovenian public opinion is rather volatile in its expression of social distance to foreigners, it does not represent the main problem; (3) Slovenia’s state politics are very closed to refugees; and (4) political parties from the right wing of the political spectrum are rather xenophobic. While the Catholic Caritas plays a positive role in the care of refugees, the RCC has always supported the right-wing political parties when they come to power, and it is also susceptible to Islamophobia.

• Language: English
• Keywords: migrants, refugees, Catholic Church, islamophobia, charity, social function
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FSD - Faculty of Social Work
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1-16
• Numbering: [Vol.] 15, [iss.] 4
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-167438
• UDC: 314.15:272
• ISSN on article: 2077-1444
• DOI: 10.3390/rel15040387
• COBISS.SI-ID: 191256835
• Publication date in RUL: 21.02.2025

DRAGOŠ, Srečo, 2024, The Catholic Church and refugees in Slovenia. Religions [online]. 2024. Vol. 15, no. 4, p. 1–16. [Accessed 7 April 2025]. DOI 10.3390/rel15040387. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=167438

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Religions
• Shortened title: Religions
• Publisher: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2077-1444
• COBISS.SI-ID: 520261657

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: begunci, migracije, cerkev