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WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES • During the Mass he celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on 14 January on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis called on society to forget preconceived ideas, to not raise barriers and to be open to the “enriching” encounter with the other. The Holy Father presided over the celebration at which several immigrants and refugees were present, saying that the “true encounter with the other does not end with welcome, but involves us all in the three further actions which IRead More
PORTUGAL, www.schoenstatt.pt • Even though every family of refugees has a different story, and it involves a unique testimony of loss and sorrow, they have a common characteristic: perseverance and the will the build their lives wherever they feel welcomed. In the face of the greatest refugee crisis that the world has seen since World War II and the tragedies that have occurred in the Mediterranean, a strong call to welcome and incorporate a refugee family into the Lisbon Family community has emerged in Schoenstatt. It is also a responseRead More