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2014-9

Papal message for Migrant Sunday calls on all to make a better world for all

Pope Francis meets a group of immigrants at the pier in Lampedusa, ItalyVATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’s message for the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2014 was themed “Towards a Better World”.

“Our societies are experiencing, in an unprecedented way, processes of mutual interdependence and interaction on the global level. While not lacking problematic or negative elements, these processes are aimed at improving the living conditions of the human family, not only economically, but politically and culturally as well. Each individual is a part of humanity and, with the entire family of peoples, shares the hope of a better future. This consideration inspired the theme I have chosen for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees this year: Migrants and Refugees: Towards a Better World.

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What the Catholic Church teaches on Asylum and Migration

In conjunction with the local observance of Migrant Sunday on 28 September, 20141a

The Holy Family in Exile

The exiled Holy Family of Nazareth, fleeing into Egypt, is the archetype of every refugee family. Jesus, Mary and Joseph are for all times and all places, the models and protectors of every migrant, pilgrim and refugee of whatever kind who, whether compelled by fear of persecution or by want, is forced to leave his native land, his beloved parents and relatives, his close friends, and to seek a foreign soil.(1)

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