Jan. 14, 2018: World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Jan. 14, 2018: World Day of Migrants and Refugees
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This morning I celebrated Mass with a number of migrants and refugees residing in the Diocese of Rome. In my message for this Day, I stressed that migration today is a sign of the times. "Every stranger who knocks on our door is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ, who identifies himself with the foreigner who has been accepted or rejected in every age”.
In this regard, I would like to reaffirm that our common response could be articulated around four verbs founded on the principles of the Church's doctrine: welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating.
-Pope Francis
Mass and Angelus on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018
Dear brothers and sisters,
Today is the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This morning I celebrated Mass with a number of migrants and refugees residing in the Diocese of Rome. In my message for this Day, I stressed that migration today is a sign of the times. "Every stranger who knocks on our door is an opportunity to meet Jesus Christ, who identifies himself with the foreigner who has been accepted or rejected in every age”.
In this regard, I would like to reaffirm that our common response could be articulated around four verbs founded on the principles of the Church's doctrine: welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating.
-Pope Francis
Mass and Angelus on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018
