CBCEW together Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) are holding a webinar to discuss this year's theme and how we can help people to flourish in their homelands, as well as what we can do here in the UK to ensure we are welcoming the stranger.
A webinar took place on 20 September 2023 to celebrate the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
The theme of Pope Francis’ message for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees is: Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay.
The celebration is marked by the Church to increase awareness about migration and its opportunities, as well as its challenges. Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales together Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) are holding a webinar to discuss this year’s theme and how we can help people to flourish in their homelands, as well as what we can do here in the UK to ensure we are welcoming the stranger.
Migration involves a twofold right: the right not to migrate and the right to migrate… the world has not yet realised that migration is a human right.
Pope Francis, WDMR 2023
This years’ speakers included:
Pope Francis' message for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
