Pope urges countries to manage migrant waves, expand legal channels; recognises 21 Copts beheaded by Islamic State as martyrs
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis appealed to countries on Thursday to manage waves of migrants as best they can and to expand channels for their safe and regular movement, as the United States grapples with a surge of new arrivals at its southern border. Pope Francis and Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of the Coptic […]
Pope urges Italians to have more children, welcome migrants
Matera, ItalyAP Pope Francis travelled to southern Italy on Sunday to close out an Italian church congress that coincided with Italy’s national election, and delivered a message that hit on key domestic campaign issues including immigration. Neither Francis nor his hosts referred to the vote during the open-air Mass, though Italy’s bishops conference had earlier […]
Pope Francis dedicates message to the internally displaced during pandemic
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis published his annual message for the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Friday, focusing especially on the plight of internally displaced people during the coronavirus pandemic. “In light of the tragic events that marked 2020, I extend this message, which is dedicated to the internally displaced, to all those […]