Pope Francis in Marseille: highlighting the suffering and hope of migrants

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Matthew Neugebauer

Pope Francis is heading to Marseille, France this weekend on his 44th Apostolic Journey abroad.

Pope Francis’ Message for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Monday, September 18, 2023

Pope Francis

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,

Pope Francis’ message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Pope Francis

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.

Pope Francis’ message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Salt + Light Media

Read Pope Francis' message for the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be observed this year on September 26, 2021.

Pope Francis' homily for World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Salt + Light Media

"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.

Pope Francis’ 2018 Migrants and Refugees Message

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Salt + Light Media

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 […]

Vatican Celebrates World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Matteo Ciofi

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 […]

One human family

Monday, January 17, 2011

Matthew Harrison

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 […]