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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: Dear brothers and sisters, today the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, taking place in the…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE FOR THE TRADITIONAL EXCHANGE OF NEW YEAR GREETINGS
[…] An individualistic spirit is fertile soil for the growth of that kind of indifference towards our neighbours which leads…
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
[…] Today, however, our eyes need to be focused in a particular way on the signs that God has conveyed…
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH POPE FRANCIS ANGELUS
After the Angelus: Dear brothers and sisters, at this moment my thoughts go to the numerous Cuban migrants who…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTMAS 2015
[…] Where God is born, hope is born; and where hope is born, persons regain their dignity. Yet even today…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE CHILDREN OF ITALIAN CATHOLIC ACTION
[…] In this regard, your charitable initiatives, with the help of God, in favour of migrants in the Diocese of…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE LETTERS OF CREDENCE BY THE AMBASSADORS OF GUINEA, LATVIA, INDIA AND BAHRAIN ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE
[…] All this is necessary in order to overcome indifference and build peace. The year that is about to end…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE XLIX WORLD DAY OF PEACE 2016 Overcome Indifference and Win Peace
[…] There are many non-governmental and charitable organizations, both within and outside the Church, whose members, amidst epidemics, disasters and…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN ASSISI
[…] And to all refugees, I say a word, that of the prophet: Raise your head, the Lord is near….
POPE FRANCIS: GENERAL AUDIENCE
[…] All of this manifold testimony, enlivened by the very same Holy Spirit, is leaven for the entire society, as…
VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF CHARITY OF NALUKOLONGO ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
[…] Today, from this Home, I appeal to all parishes and communities in Uganda – and the rest of Africa…
MEETING WITH AUTHORITIES AND THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
[…] Here in East Africa, Uganda has shown outstanding concern for welcoming refugees, enabling them to rebuild their lives in…
VISIT TO THE U.N.O.N. (UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI) ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
[…] Many are the faces, the stories and the evident effects on the lives of thousands of persons whom the…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONVENTION SPONSORED BY THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CLERGY ON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONCILIAR DECREES "OPTATAM TOTIUS" AND "PRESBYTERORUM ORDINIS"
[…] Closeness, the depths of mercy, a loving gaze: to experience the beauty of a life lived according to the…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ON THEIR "AD LIMINA" VISIT
[…] We are living in an exceptional moment in time. Hundreds of thousands of refugees have come to Europe or…