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World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Migrants in Greece. | Ververidis Vasilis via www.shutterstock.com.

Pope Francis Urges Freedom in Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

May 11, 2023

In his message for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, released May 11, Pope Francis recognized the migratory flows of our times as “the expression of a complex and varied phenomenon” that requires analysis of the different stages, including the departure, arrival, and the possibility of returning to one’s homeland.

Pope Francis visits a reception center for asylum seekers in Castelnuovo di Porto, Italy, on March 24, 2016. Vatican Media.

Migrants and Refugees Have "enormous potential" to Help Society: Pope Francis

May 12, 2022

The pope made the comment in his message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022.

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Sept. 26, 2021. Vatican Media

The Catholic Church Must Be Open and Welcoming Toward Others: Pope Francis

Sep 26, 2021

Division and exclusion come from Satan, Pope Francis warned.

Pope Francis greets children in the San Damaso Courtyard during the puppet Little Amal’s visit to the Vatican, Sept. 10, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Welcomes 11-foot-tall Puppet Symbolizing Unaccompanied Refugee Children

Sep 10, 2021

The 11-foot-tall puppet symbolizes unaccompanied refugee children.

African Migrants trying to cross over to Europe in search of greener pastures.

African Governments Urged to “ensure equality, equity for all” to Stem Dangerous Migration

Sep 8, 2020

Corruption and inequalities in many African countries is leaving many people impoverished and forcing them outside their countries in search of better lives, the leadership of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) has said, warning that some of the means used by migrants leaving their countries are “perilous”.