One of the youngest Christians in Kurdistan
Prior to this time,
it was gathered that the Pope had earlier appealed to families across Europe to
take in one refugee family. The gesture is now being carried out.
Responding to Pope
Francis’ appeal, the Vatican parishes have begun welcoming refugee families.
In his last Sept. 6
Angelus address, the Holy Father called on all European parishes and religious
communities to take in one refugee family, as the United Nation recognizes the
record number of people trying to enter Europe, mostly from Syria, Eritrea, and
Afghanistan. “Every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every
sanctuary of Europe, take in one family,” Francis requested, after praying the
midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
As
we witness the “tragedy of tens of thousands of refugees who flee death in
conflict and hunger and are on a journey of hope,” the Pope said, “ the Gospel
calls us to be close to the smallest and to those who have been abandoned.”
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