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Vatican City, Oct 30, 2012 \/ 09:27 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The Vatican has released Pope Benedict's message for the upcoming ninety-ninth World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in which he urged global respect for those forced to leave their homelands.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cEvery migrant is a human person who, as such, possesses fundamental, inalienable rights that must be respected by everyone and in every circumstance,\u201d the Pope said Oct. 29, quoting his 2009 encyclical \u201cCaritas in Veritate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHeld on Jan. 13, 2013, the upcoming day's theme will be \u201cMigrations: Pilgrimage of Faith and Hope.\u201d This title, the Pope said, was chosen especially in light of the Year of Faith he inaugurated on Oct. 11 which marks the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFaith and hope are inseparable in the hearts of many migrants, who deeply desire a better life and not infrequently try to leave behind the 'hopelessness' of an unpromising future,\u201d he wrote in his message, presented at a Vatican press briefing Monday.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cDuring their journey many of them are sustained by the deep trust that God never abandons his children; this certainty makes the pain of their uprooting and separation more tolerable and even gives them the hope of eventually returning to their country of origin,\u201d the pontiff said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFaith and hope are often among the possessions which emigrants carry with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Pope's message was presented by Cardinal Antonio Maria Veglio and Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, respectively president and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples.<\/p>\n

\tCiting the International Organization for Migration's World Migration Report 2011, Cardinal Veglio noted the magnitude of the issue: Roughly one billion people, a seventh of the world\u2019s population, are either seeking refuge abroad or internally displaced within their own countries.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOn their existential pilgrimage towards a better future, migrants carry with them feelings of faith and hope, even if they are not yet aware exactly what they are searching for,\u201d Cardinal Veglio said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cTo say that they are trying only to improve their economic or social situation would be to over simplify the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHe went on to note that not all migrants, even if they have strong faith, \u201cconsider their journey as a movement towards God.\u201d Even so, they may come to recognize God\u2019s love through the ministries of the Church. This is especially true in countries of \u201cancient Christian tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Veglio then went on to point out that the message for this World Day is being presented soon after the Pope's September journey to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThus,\u201d he said, \u201cour gaze can turn specifically to the countries of the Middle East where the presence of Christian migrants, among believers of other religions, has a significant role in creating the very special identity of that region\u2026And this is true not only of the Middle East, but of the entire world. The phenomenon of migration obliges us to encounter different lifestyles and different cultures, stimulating the creation of new relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tArchbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil, a native of India, drew attention to harmful restrictive measures imposed by certain countries \u201cto hinder access to their territories,\u201d such as \u201cthe requirement of visas, sanctions applied to transporters, and lists of safe countries of origin.<\/p>\n

\tThese measures,\u201d he said, \u201chave encouraged the activities of smugglers and traffickers, and led to dangerous sea crossings during which far too many human lives have already been lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cEven so, the Holy Father's message stressed that charity shown toward migrants entails reciprocal obligations: Migrants and refugees must be good guests, attentive \u201cto the values offered by the society to which they now belong,\u201d the archbishop said.<\/p>\n

\tPope Benedict added in his message that through its various agencies and ministries, the Church seeks to assist migrants and refugees out of a desire animated by love \u2013 not only materially assisting them, but offering them that \u201cprecious gift when she guides people to an encounter with Christ, which opens the way to a stable and trustworthy hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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