Pope Francis led Synod on Synodality members in praying for migrants and refugees at a service at the Vatican last night, urging them to take to heart the parable of the Good Samaritan in helping those forced from their homeland, the Catholic News website reports today (Oct. 20, 2023).
"The road leading from Jerusalem to Jericho was not a safe route, just as today the many migration routes that traverse deserts, forests, rivers and seas are not safe," the pope said at the service in St. Peter's Square.
"How many of our brothers and sisters find themselves today in the same condition as the traveller in the parable?" the pope asked. "How many are robbed, stripped and beaten along the way?"
No comments:
Post a Comment