World Day of Migrants and Refugees – 25 September 2022

This year, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on 25 September. Catholics worldwide are called upon to remember those displaced by conflict and persecution. ADDITIONAL INFO The last Sunday of September of every year is the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR)…

30th Sunday of Year A – 2020

Writing to the first Christians of Rome, Paul tells them: “God has no favorites.” (Rom.2:11) Yet, today’s 1st reading leads me to think somehow differently. It seems that there are some people who are God’s favorites. The text of Exodus mentions them (Ex.22:20-26):        “The foreigner (those we call migrants or refugees), the…

World Day against Trafficking in Persons – 30 July

On the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the UN aims to create awareness about human trafficking and worldwide efforts to defeat this scourge. In 2013, the UN member states adopted a resolution which designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. They declared that such a day was necessary to “raise awareness of…

World Day of Migrants and Refugees – 14 January

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE  104th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2018 “Welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating migrants and refugees” Dear brothers and sisters! “You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the…

International Day of Peace – 27 September

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” The theme…

World Day of Migrants and Refugees – 18 December

The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us.  The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.” “The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the world,” writes Pope Francis. “Indifference…