ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE 17th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR CATHOLIC CIVIL AVIATION CHAPLAINS
Clementine Hall
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Here I cannot fail to mention the migrants and refugees who arrive at major airports
in the hope of seeking asylum or finding shelter, or who are stopped in transit. I
continue to urge the local Churches to show them due welcome and concern, even
though this is the direct responsibility of the civil authorities. It is also part of your
pastoral care to ensure that their human dignity is always protected and their rights
safeguarded, in respect for the dignity and beliefs of each. Works of charity carried
out on their behalf are a testimony to God’s closeness to all his children. […]
