This year's day features the theme “Even just one of these children,” from the Gospel according to St. Matthew.
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The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) since 1914. It is always an occasion to express concern for different vulnerable people on the move; to pray for them as they face many challenges; and to increase awareness about the opportunities that migration offers.
In his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to be observed 27 September 2026 on the theme “Even Just One of These Children,” Pope Leo XIV says that the cry of displaced appeals to the conscience of all. Read the Pope’s message.
Bishop Paul McAleenan, an auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Westminster and the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the Bishops’ Conference, has recorded a message for Catholics in England and Wales focussing on the challenges facing child migrants. Watch below or read more here.
The Vatican has a dedicated section for the Church’s ministry to Migrants and Refugees. It aims to help the Church, and others, to accompany those forced to flee and make sure they are not shut out or left behind.
The Holy Father recalls that minors are the most vulnerable group within the global movements of migration and observed the suffering of migrant children does not end with their relocation.
In celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) which will be celebrated on 27 September with the theme ‘Even just one of these children’ , CSAN has published an online resource to mark the day.
