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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.

There are two ways to use this resource,

  1. search keywords (using the search bar),
  2. or READ the complete Collection online.
  

READ the Pope’s Foreword to the Collection

  

READ the Introduction to the Collection

1 January 2023 |

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS FOR THE LVI WORLD DAY OF PEACE

«As regards the times and the moments, brothers, you don’t need me to write to you; for you well know…

19 December 2022 | Address of His Holiness

SPEECH OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DELEGATE OF ITALIAN GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR (CGIL)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! I welcome you and thank the Secretary General for his words. This meeting with…

17 December 2022 | Greeting

GREETING OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE ARTISTS OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2022

Dear friends, good morning and welcome, and thank you so much for the good wishes you have given me, thank…

1 December 2022 | Message

MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE EIGHTH CONFERENCE "ROME MED DIALOGUES"

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen! A cordial greeting to all of you on the occasion of the VIII Rome MED Dialogues…

28 November 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING FOR THE EDUCATION OF PEACE AND CARING

Dear boys and girls, dear teachers, good morning and welcome! I am glad that you responded enthusiastically to the invitation…

26 November 2022 | Address of His Holiness

DISCORSO DEL SANTO PADRE FRANCESCO AI COMPONENTI DELLA DIREZIONE CENTRALE ANTICRIMINE

[…] Cari amici, come vi dicevo, vi sono grato perché il nostro incontro attira l’attenzione sulla Giornata internazionale di quest’anno,…

10 October 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PILGRIMAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BELGIUM

[…] As ambassadors of Belgian youth for the preparation of World Youth Day 2023 in Portugal, I invite you to…

10 October 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PILGRIMS GATHERED FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCALABRINI

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! You are all celebrating, aren’t you? I thank Fr Chiarello for his…

9 October 2022 | Homily

HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

As Jesus was walking along, ten lepers met him and cried out: “Have mercy on us!” (Lk 17:13). All ten…

8 October 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE SALESIANS GATHERED FOR THE CANONIZATION OF THE BLESSED ARTEMIDE ZATTI

Dear Salesian brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! I thank the Major Rector for his presentation, and I greet…

3 October 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE GENERAL CHAPTER OF THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE

Dear brothers, good morning and welcome! I am pleased to meet you, on the occasion of your General Chapter. I…

29 September 2022 | Address of His Holiness

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING ON REFUGEES PROMOTED BY THE PONTIFICAL GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY

Dear brothers and sisters, I welcome you at the conclusion of your Conference on “Initiatives in Refugee and Migrant Education”….

25 September 2022 | Angelus

PASTORAL VISIT TO MATERA FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE 27th NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

At the end of this celebration, I would like to thank all of you who have taken part, representing the…

25 September 2022 | Message

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 108th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2022

“Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” (Heb 13:14) Dear brothers and…

14 September 2022 | Address of His Holiness, Apostolic Journey

OPENING AND PLENARY SESSION OF THE "VII CONGRESS OF LEADERS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS"

[…] In addition to the challenges of the pandemic and of peace, let us now turn to a third challenge,…

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