Pope Francis sends letter in support of migration info
portal
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a letter to the
Italian news agency ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata), expressing his
approval and support for the new InfoMigrants news portal aimed at providing
migrants with accurate information.
InfoMigrants.net was
launched in March by ANSA, in coordination with France’s Media Monde and
Germany’s Deutsche Welle, and publishes content in English, Arabic, and French.
Pope: 'Project promotes integration'
In the letter to ANSA’s Editor-in-Chief, Luigi Contu, Pope
Francis said he learned “with pleasure” about the “important project”. The
service seeks to provide migrants and prospective migrants with information
regarding all aspects of the journey to Europe and life there once they have
arrived.
“I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the important
project, and I hope, on the one hand, that it promotes the integration of these
persons with all due respect for the laws of the countries which welcome them
and, on the other, that it elicit within society a renewed commitment to an
authentic culture of welcome and solidarity,” the Pope wrote.
Opportunity for human growth
He went on to describe the phenomenon of migration as an
“opportunity for human growth”.
"The presence of so many brothers and sisters who
experience the tragedy of immigration is an opportunity for human growth,
encounter, and dialogue between cultures in view of the promotion of peace and
fraternity among peoples."
Pope Francis assured those involved in the project his
prayers and invoked the protection of God, “Father of all, that He may
accompany all who are constrained to leave their homelands because of armed
conflicts, terrorist attacks, famine, and oppressive regimes.”
Finally, the Pope said he hoped migrants encounter “brothers
and sisters under every sky, who share with them bread and hope along our
common journey.”
(Devin Sean Watkins)
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