Pope Francis Refugees

• Pope Francis decries world’s indifference to global migration, refugee crisis

  The pope who has made caring for migrants a hallmark of his papacy spoke during a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees.

  World

  Sep 29, 2019
  
• Pope says Christianity demands respect for immigrants, compares them to Mary and Joseph

  Even the shepherds who the Bible says were the first to see the child Jesus were "forced to live on the edges of society" and considered dirty, smelly foreigners, Pope Francis said.

  World

  Dec 24, 2017
  
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• Pope Francis wears refugee ID bracelet to show support for migrants, asylum seekers

  Pope Francis urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing an ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message.

  World

  Oct 1, 2017
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• Pope Francis likens refugee holding centres to concentration camps

  Pope Francis urged governments to get migrants and refugees out of holding centers, saying many had become "concentration camps."

  World

  Apr 22, 2017