The Vatican's top press officer said today that the Pope had not endorsed the sanctuary movement in his address here Sunday.

In the "sanctuary" movement for immigrants?

In less than a year, over twenty synagogues were active in the sanctuary movement.

When the sanctuary movement started, they were protecting people fleeing for fear of their lives, and that seemed directly related to death squad activity.

Although the sanctuary movement has remained strong, the focus has changed, observers agree.

The law's critics also include citizens of the Swiss sanctuary movement, who risk prison terms by hiding people threatened with expulsion.

An active sanctuary movement now faces criminal prosecution for attempts to save lives of refugees lucky enough to have reached the United States.

As the Central American refugees dwindled, the sanctuary movement gradually faded.

He and his friends had been discussing the possibility of a new sanctuary movement for Haitian refugees, Ms. Corbett said.

Members of the sanctuary movement have given shelter in this country to illegal aliens from Central America.