杏MAP导航

By Christopher Wells

杏MAP导航 Francis addressed the ongoing phenomenon of mass migration on Saturday, during a meeting with migrants at the diocesan Caritas centre in Rabat.

"A wound that cries to heaven"

The 杏MAP导航 said the encounter gave him 鈥渢he chance once more to express my closeness to all of you, and together with you to discuss a great and deep wound that continues to afflict our world at the beginning of this twenty-first century. A wound that cries out to heaven鈥�.

In his , 杏MAP导航 Francis spoke about the , adopted at an Intergovernmental Conference held in Marrakech in December 2018. He stressed the importance of the document as 鈥渁n important step forward for the international community鈥�, saying the Compact helps us see that 鈥渋t is not just about migrants鈥�, but about the face we want to give our society, and about the value of human life鈥�.

At the centre of the Church's heart

Speaking directly to the migrants present, the Holy Father said, 鈥淵ou are not the marginalized; you are at the centre of the Church鈥檚 heart鈥�.

杏MAP导航 Francis suggested four words 鈥� welcoming, protecting, promoting, and integrating 鈥� which he said, 鈥渃an help us find shared strategies to create鈥� spaces for conferring dignity鈥�. These four words 鈥渇orm a frame of reference for us all鈥�, he said. 鈥淔or we are all involved in this effort鈥� and all of us are needed in the work of building a more dignified, safe, and fraternal life鈥�.

Every person has a right to the future 

Concluding his address, 杏MAP导航 Francis once again addressed migrants directly. 鈥淒ear migrant friends, the Church is aware of the sufferings that accompany your journey, and she suffers with you鈥�, he said. 鈥淓very human being has the right to life鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 insisted, 鈥渆very person has the right to dream and to find his or her rightful place in our 鈥榗ommon home鈥�!鈥�

鈥淓very person has a right to the future鈥�.