Vatican City, Oct 8, 2008 / 17:07 pm
Presenting the Holy Father's message for the 94th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Renato Raffaele Martino and Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, respectively president and secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People announced this morning that countries must welcome migrants with hospitality into their borders.
The message, on the theme, "St. Paul Migrant, Apostle of the Peoples," was written for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to be celebrated on January 18, 2009.