After the Angelus the Holy Father continued:
Dear brothers and sisters,
[…] today the Church celebrates the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. I
greet the refugees and migrants present in the Square around the monument
entitled “Angels, unawares” (cf. Heb 13:2), which I blessed one year ago. This
year I wished to dedicate my Message to the internally displaced, who are forced
to flee, as also happened to Jesus and his family. “Like Jesus, forced to flee”,
likewise the displaced, migrants. Our remembrance and our prayer go to them,
in a particular way, and to those who assist them. […]