Pope Francis Calls On Catholics To Welcome Migrants In Europe

Pope Francis sends a direct message to Europe and the rest of the world to call in for faith in welcoming migrants in their homes.

With the humanitarian crisis happening in Europe, last Sunday, Pope Francis appealed to every Catholic Parishes, religious community and everyone to give shelter to refugees who are fleeing from war, poverty and hunger.

According to Times Of India, the Pope gave a speech at St. Peter's Square and he said that it was not enough to just say, "have courage, hang in there" to those marching toward what he described as "life's hope." This serves as his direct message to Europe and the whole world as to how to embrace the largest mass migration in Europe since World War II.

Pope Francis called on Europeans not just to welcome the migrants in their homes but also to help them build new lives, the LA Times reported. "May every parish, every religious community, every monastery, every sanctuary of Europe, take in one family," the Pope said, according to Vatican Radio. The Pope also added that the Vatican will welcome two families.

"The Gospel calls us to be close to the smallest, and to those who have been abandoned," Pope Francis said.

The Pontiff's latest appeal to Catholics to set an example of Christina mercy happened when Germany and Austria accepted the biggest number of migrants since World War II. Majority of them came from Syria and other war affected countries. Over the weekend, around 13,000 migrants made their way into Germany through its border with Austria.

It has been known that from Greece to Germany there are still thousands of refugees on the walk, boats, busses, trains making their way to north and south.

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Pontiff said, taking in such families would be a "concrete gesture in preparation for the Holy Year of Mercy," that is set to begin on Dec. 8.

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