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Here you’ll find Pope Francis’ teaching on the pastoral care of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking. The collection is updated regularly as original texts and subsequent translations become available.
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Here you’ll find Pope Francis’ teaching on the pastoral care of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking. The collection is updated regularly as original texts and subsequent translations become available.
POPE FRANCIS ANGELUS
After the Angelus: […] I assure my closeness to the populations of South-west of the Czech Republic struck by a…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN CARITAS TO MARK THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome, everyone! I thank Cardinal Bassetti and the President of Italian Caritas, Msgr….
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE REUNION OF AID AGENCIES FOR THE ORIENTAL CHURCHES (ROACO)
Dear Friends, I am happy to meet you at the conclusion of the work of your Plenary Session. I greet…
POPE FRANCIS ANGELUS
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Buongiorno! Today’s liturgy tells the episode of the storm calmed by Jesus (Mk 4:35-41). The boat…
VIDEO MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 109th MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)
I thank the Director-General, Mr Guy Ryder, who so graciously invited me to present this message to the World of…
POPE FRANCIS ANGELUS
After the Angelus the Holy Father continued: […] This afternoon in Augusta, Sicily, a ceremony will be held for the…
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE SOLIDARITY EVENT ON THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I cordially greet the participants in the Solidarity Event, promoted on the occasion of the 30th…
ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE "POLICORO PROJECT" OF THE ITALIAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
[…] The second verb is to live. We ask you to show us that it is possible to inhabit the…
POPE FRANCIS REGINA CAELI
After the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father continued: Dear brothers and sisters! I entrust to all of your prayers the…
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE ONLINE CONFERENCE “BUILDING FRATERNITY, DEFENDING JUSTICE. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSULAR PEOPLES"
To Cardinal Peter Turkson Prefect Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development On the occasion of the online Conference “Building Fraternity,…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO "LAZARE" ASSOCIATION
[…] I urge you all to remain faithful to your goals. Today, more than ever, we need to build a…
PRESENTATION OF LETTERS OF CREDENCE BY THE AMBASSADORS OF SINGAPORE, ZIMBABWE, BANGLADESH, ALGERIA, SRI LANKA, BARBADOS, SWEDEN, FINLAND AND NEPAL, ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to welcome you as you present the Letters accrediting you as Ambassadors…
POPE FRANCIS REGINA CAELI
After the Regina Caeli, the Holy Father continued: […] “Laudato Si’ Week” begins today, to educate us more and more…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MEMBERS OF THE "METER" ASSOCIATION
I am pleased to meet you, representatives of the “Meter” Association, which since 1989 — when few spoke of this…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 107th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2021
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, I expressed a concern and a hope that remain uppermost in my…