Articles on this issue "Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers"
The document, entitled “Welcoming Christ in Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Persons” calls for special attention to today’s problem of migrations, which presents a very different picture from …
read moreThe summit of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant People began on Tuesday, May 21, and ended on Friday, May 24. Attending the meeting were the President of the Pontifical …
read moreHere is a translation of the Pope's address to participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Travelers. He reflected on the topic “The …
read moreThe Holy See announced that Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will travel to Lebanon and Jordan this weekend. Cardinal Sandri will attend the …
read moreAs the Church today marks Sea Sunday, Benedict XVI assured his prayers for those who have been captured by pirates. The celebration of Sea Sunday is an occasion to increase awareness in the …
read moreThe Vatican is calling tourism as a "privileged event" as it offers an opportunity for dialogue among the cultures that come into contact with one another. This was stated in the message of …
read moreHere is the message of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers for the 2011 World Tourism Day, which will be observed Sept. 27 with the theme "Tourism Linking Cultures." The message, …
read moreOver the past 60 years, since the United Nations High Commission for Refugees was formed, a change has taken place with regard to the international community's stance toward displaced persons, …
read moreA prayer vigil in Rome today remembered the lives of nearly 18,000 people who have died in the last two decades as they tried to reach the borders of Europe. The Fides agency reports that …
read moreThe president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers is asking what reaction migrants find when they "stand at the door and knock." Archbishop Antonio Vegliò reflected on …
read moreThe Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers is marking World Circus Day by underlining the socio-cultural contributions of this realm. The 2nd annual World Circus Day, observed April 16 …
read moreBenedict XVI named four prelates for theCouncil of Cardinals and Bishops of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State. The Vatican announced the appointment Saturday of …
read moreThe concluding document of the8th International Congress for the Pastoral Care of Circuses and Fairs is highlighting the possibility of transmitting Gospel values through these arenas. The …
read moreEvangelization and charity are the two key themes for ministers in the field of migration in the third millennium, says the prefect of the Congregation for Migrants and Travelers. Archbishop …
read moreThe president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers is calling the circus a sign of hope in a globalized world. Archbishop Antonio Maria Veglió stated this in an address at the …
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