Pope Francis urges countries to create a “universal dialogue” after migration crisis

Pope Francis on Thursday urged countries around the world to establish a “universal dialogue of fraternity” to speak “honestly” about the number of migrants they can receive.

“Every migrant must be received, it must be accompanied, it must be promoted and it must be integrated”, affirmed the Argentine pontiff.

“Each country, each state, has to honestly say I can receive so many, but I cannot. And then, the other countries, the other States, in a universal dialogue of fraternityThey begin to talk to see how they can give space to these migrants,” he added.

Pope Francis spoke in this way during a virtual meeting with university students entitled “Building North-South bridges” and organized by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL) and Loyola University of Chicago (USA) together with a network of universities of the Society of Jesus.

An act in which the pontiff he did not comment on the Russian attack on Ukraine. The Vatican said Thursday that there is still time to dialogue and avoid “the horrors of war.”

The conversation with the students, which lasted more than an hour and a half, focused on the migrant experience and state policies.

The pope offered some introductory words and then several groups of university students They took turns presenting their doubts and complaints.

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As they spoke, the pontiff was taking notes. Francisco was enthusiastic about the conversation with young people, from whom he said he had learned a lot.

This was the first meeting that the pope has with students from Catholic universities in the Americas, although he expressed his desire to continue these dialogues in the coming years. (I)