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May 14, 2021

Borders an opportunity to encounter the other: Pope Francis

An asylum-seeking migrant carries two girls while walking in the Rio Grande as Texas Ranger officers await at the riverbank in Roma, Texas, April 5.

In a world of 79.5 million forcibly displaced people, 26 million of them officially designated refugees, Pope Francis wants us thinking and praying about our borders in moral, ethical and spiritual terms.

Published in International
February 17, 2016

In silence, Pope remembers migrants who cross Mexican-U.S. border

Pope Francis prays at a cross on the border with El Paso, Texas, before celebrating Mass at the fairgrounds in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 17.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - At the border of Mexico and the United States, Pope Francis blessed a large cross in memory of all the people who have crossed the frontier.

Published in International