World Migrants Day

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The World Migration Day (also Worldday of migrants and refugee , World day of migrants and refugees ) is a church commemoration day for refugees and migrants . It was first introduced in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV. proclaimed with the decree Ethnografica studia .

The traditional appointment on the third Sunday in January was postponed to the second Sunday in September 2018 for pastoral reasons. Since 2019, World Migrants Day has been held on the last Sunday in September. The next date is September 27, 2020.

Papal greetings on World Migrants Day

Every year the Vatican publishes the Pope's message on this day at a certain interval.

Under Pope John Paul II :

  • 1991: (77) [Title?] , August 21, 1991
  • 1992: (78) [Title?]
  • 1993: (79) [Title?] , August 6, 1993
  • 1994: (80) [Title?] , August 6, 1993
  • 1995: (81) [Title?] , August 10, 1994
  • 1996: (82) Non-Resident Migrants , July 25, 1995
  • 1997: (83) [Title?] , Castel Gandolfo, August 21, 1996
  • 1998: (84) [Title?] , November 9, 1997
  • 1999: (85) Parish places of pastoral care and shared responsibility for migrants , February 2, 1999
  • 2000: (86) Liberation and the beginning of a new era of brotherhood and solidarity , November 21, 1999
  • 2001: (87) Pastoral Care for Migrants - A Way to Fulfill the Mission of the Church in Our Time , February 2, 2001
  • 2002: (88) Migration and Interreligious Dialogue , Castel Gandolfo, July 25, 2001
  • 2003: (89) For a commitment to overcoming all kinds of racism, xenophobia and excessive nationalism , October 24, 2002
  • 2004: (90) Migrations for Peace , December 15, 2003
  • 2005: (91) Integration between Cultures , November 24, 2004

Under Pope Benedict XVI. :

  • 2006: (92) Migration: A Sign of the Times , October 18, 2006
  • 2007: (93) The Migrant Family , October 18, 2006
  • 2008: (94) The Young Migrant , October 18, 2007
  • 2009: (95) Saint Paul Migrant, Apostle of the Nations , August 24, 2008
  • 2010: (96) The minor migrants and refugees , October 16, 2009
  • 2011: (97) One Human Family , September 27, 2010
  • 2012: (98) Migrations and New Evangelization , September 21, 2011
  • 2013: (99) Migration - Pilgrimage of Faith and Hope , October 12, 2012

Under Pope Francis :

  • 2014: (100) Migrants and Refugees: Towards a Better World , August 5, 2013
  • 2015: (101) Church Without Borders, Mother of All , September 3, 2014
  • 2016: (102) Migrants and refugees are a challenge. The answer is given in the Gospel of Mercy , September 12, 2015
  • 2017: (103) Migrant minors - vulnerable and voiceless , September 8, 2016
  • 2018: (104) Taking in, protecting, promoting and integrating migrants and refugees , August 15, 2017
  • 2019: (105) It's not just about migrants , April 30, 2019
  • 2020: (106) Forced to flee like Jesus Christ

Related memorial days

The thematically related memorial days , which are not set up by the Catholic Church, include the World Refugee Day set up by the United Nations and other memorial days only held in Germany : the day of the refugee as part of the Intercultural Week at the end of September and, from 2015, the day of remembrance for the victims of flight and displacement , which coincides with World Refugee Day on June 20th.

The days of remembrance of the Catholic Church on other topics include a. the World Day of the Sick and the World Day of Social Communications .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pope's message on World Refugee Day on Sunday. In: Vatican Radio ,. January 18, 2014, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on September 2, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Pope Francis postpones Church Migrants Day for the second time. In: www.vaticannews.va. November 20, 2018, accessed January 12, 2019 .
  3. ^ Pope Francis writes the message for the 106th World Day of Refugees and Migrants. In: www.vaticannews.va. March 6, 2020, accessed April 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ John Paul II: Messages for World Migrants Day. In: www.vatican.va. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
  5. ^ Benedict XVI .: Messages for World Migrants Day. In: www.vatican.va. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Francis: Messages for World Migrants Day. In: www.vatican.va. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Refugees Welcome: Refugee Day 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved March 5, 2016 .