“Our walk cannot end when this procession ends. Tomorrow, we must continue walking with one another in our churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples.”
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
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“We must shed our identities as priests and Levites and become like the Good Samaritan” who saw no boundaries “n rescuing the victim by the side of the road.”
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Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees message
by Pope Leo XIVby Pope Leo XIVMinors are the most vulnerable group within the global movements of migration, as the 2026 theme of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees highlights.
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For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds ‘God-given human dignity’
by OSV Newsby OSV News“Catholic dioceses, parishes, schools, and organizations nationwide are encouraged to mark this observance with prayer, educational programs, pastoral outreach and support for migration-related ministries.”
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Pope Leo lamented the increasing number of children and adolescents forced to flee their homes due to “war, poverty, violence, environmental disasters and other tragedies.”
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Nearly 1,000 people joined the procession for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees in the nation’s capital, which had “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” as its theme.
