World Day of Migrants and Refugees Archives

After faith leaders’ border visit, the resolve to help migrants grows

Sep 27, 2019

A group of U.S. Catholic bishops, along with a Vatican representative and other priests, celebrated Mass Sept. 26 next to a field of chili peppers with farmworkers and their families and other immigrants.

By Rhina Guidos

World becoming more elitist, cruel toward excluded, pope says

Jul 3, 2019

The excluded, especially migrants and refugees, are the ones who ultimately pay the price for humanity’s greed, Pope Francis said in a new video message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope changes date of World Day of Migrants and Refugees to September

Nov 20, 2018

At the request of various bishops’ conferences, Pope Francis has changed the date of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees to the last Sunday of September.

By Carol Glatz

Chilean Church celebrates National Day of the Migrant

Sep 7, 2018

The Church in Chile’s capital celebrated the National Day of the Migrant September 2 with a Mass of Thanksgiving and a charitable collection for the more than one million displaced people who currently live in the country.

By Catholic News Agency

Fear of immigrants not a sin, but being driven by it is, Pope says

Jan 14, 2018

In a Mass on Sunday for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis said fear of new arrivals is not a sin, but allowing fear “to feed hostility and rejection” is.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Vatican reality check: It may not be partisan, but it’s definitely political

Aug 26, 2017

While he was in Russia this week, the Vatican’s top diplomat said the Holy See is not identified with any “particular political position” — ironically, one day after Pope Francis took a position on citizenship by birth with clear political relevance in Italy right now. In truth, when Vatican officials say they’re not “political,” what they really mean is that they’re not “partisan.”

By John L. Allen Jr.