Vatican City: As delegates gather in The Vatican to attend the International Symposium on pastoral care of migrants and street people held by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, a shockingly painful video is being broadcast on television showing refugees being denied aid and their rights being violated and abused.
The teaching of Pope Francis is strong and clear we must stand by the refuges and migrants, protect their rights, protest evil and violations, give shelter, love and compassion and a chance for them to live a life of dignity. The planet and all that is in it is the common heritage of all humanity and must be shared by all, especially in times of vicious wars. The bounty of the earth is not just for the powerful few to the exclusion of the rest of humanity.
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