Pope Francis is heading to Marseille, France this weekend on his 44th Apostolic Journey abroad.
The migratory flows of our times are the expression of a complex and varied phenomenon that, to be properly understood, requires a careful analysis of every aspect of its different stages,
Read the full text of Pope Francis’ message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be observed on September 25, 2022.
Read Pope Francis' message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be observed this year on September 26, 2021.
"It is not just about migrants." Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily in St. Peter's Square at Holy Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
2018 Migrants and Refugees Message The Church has celebrated the World Day of Migrants and Refugees each year since 1914. This is an occasion for the Church and people of faith to reflect upon the role migration has played in our tradition, express concern for migrants, refugees, and people on the move, and build awareness […]
This coming Sunday, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated at the Vatican. In recent days Pope Francis’ message, entitled “Migrants minors, vulnerable and voiceless,” was presented alongside all the other initiatives of the Italian Church. In 2015, 65.3 million people around the world were forced to migrate. Of those, 21.3 million were […]
Have you ever considered Jesus a refugee? Speaking in his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Benedict XVI reminded the faithful of the Holy Family’s escape to Egypt: On the Feast of the Holy Family, immediately after Christmas, we recalled how even Jesus’ parents had to flee their land and take refuge in Egypt to save the […]