World3/20/2023

Welcoming migrants, refugees is first step toward peace, pope says

byCarol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Speaking to the refugees and those who have assisted them gathered in the Vatican's Paul VI audience hall March 18, 2023, individuals and families from many countries at war or affected by severe humanitarian emergencies such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Congo, Libya and Ukraine. The people came to Italy and other countries thanks to an initiative started in 2016 of creating "humanitarian corridors" in which volunteers and organizations on the ground in areas of conflict identify people who are especially vulnerable and arrange for their safe and legal passage to communities prepared to take them in. They also help with housing, education and other forms of assistance. The Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio established the project together with the Federation of Evangelical Churches, the Waldensian church of Italy, the Italian branch of Caritas and the Italian Bishops' Conference. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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