World Day of Migrants and Refugees, 29 September
The World Day of Migrants and Refugees is observed each year on the last Sunday in September. This year marks the 110th celebration and has the theme "God walks with his people".
Date Posted:
22-Sep-2024
"We will open our hearts to the cries of the poor using our energies, gifts and resources to address violence and discrimination especially for women and children, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, displaced persons..." (Chapter Statement)
In his message for this year's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis Pope Francis highlights the importance of recognising migrants as a living image of God’s people on their way to the eternal homeland. He calls for a renewed commitment to walking together with migrants, seeing in them the face of Christ, and offering support and compassion.
In announcing this year's theme (video below), Pope Francis reminds us that all of us, God’s people, are migrants on this earthon our way to the “true homeland”, the Kingdom of Heaven.
Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Congregation support Arrupe Place, the Jesuit Refugee Service Shelter Project. Read about this partnership projecthere