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Brother's Keeper

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out in the field.” When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered, “I do not know.  Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Are we?  Many of us say "no."  Our Pope and Jesus say "yes."

In Migrants and Refugees: Witnesses to Hope, Pope Francis looks at the pressing witness needed in response to the growing occurrence of human migration. 

Follow along with Fr. Michael Czerny, SJ, undersecretary for migrants and refugees at the Vatican, as he introduces Pope Francis’s words, which include the pope’s annual messages on the World Day of Migrants and Refugees and key homilies. 

Then, take a dynamic look at the political, economic, humanitarian, and social needs that arise in connection with migration. Consider, alongside the pope, the response required to the experience of men, women, and children who have risked everything to move to another country as well as the needs of communities that welcome new migrants. 

Migrants and Refugees: Witnesses to Hope will give strength, encouragement, and conviction to those who have a heart for migrants and refugees and for the communities who receive them. It will prove a great resource for community leaders, church leaders, lay Catholics, parishioners, families, and all affected by or concerned about the effects of migration on peoples.

Deacon David Pierce

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