By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-calls-parishes-vatican-host-migrant-families-act-solidarity Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pope calls for parishes, Vatican to host migrants in act of solidarity World Sep 6, 2015 3:26 PM EDT In his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the Vatican would host migrant families fleeing war and hunger, and asked that every religious institution in Europe do the same. “I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to show the true meaning of the Gospel and take in one family of refugees,” he said to a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square. Each of the Vatican’s two parishes will provide shelter to a refugee family in the coming days, he announced. The calling came the same day as the Pope penned a criticism of Hungary’s handling of the mass migration, Reuters reported. “It is violence to build walls and barriers to stop those who look for a place of peace,” Pope Francis said in a letter to a church association. “It is violence to push back those who flee inhuman conditions in the hope of a better future.” The grandson of Italian emigrants to Argentina, the Pope has spoken out against some nations’ policies addressing the migrant crisis as far back as June. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have poured into EU nations so far this year, according to the BBC. Those numbers have recently surged. PBS NewsHour special correspondent Michael Brabant spoke about the various reasons for the migration and the myriad responses from world nations on Saturday. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Carey Reed Carey Reed Carey Reed assists in covering breaking and feature news for NewsHour Weekend's website. She also helps the NewsHour Weekend broadcast team in the production of the show. She is interested in the flourishing fields of data journalism and information visualization and recently graduated, with honors, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. @careyereed
In his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the Vatican would host migrant families fleeing war and hunger, and asked that every religious institution in Europe do the same. “I appeal to the parishes, the religious communities, the monasteries and sanctuaries of all Europe to show the true meaning of the Gospel and take in one family of refugees,” he said to a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square. Each of the Vatican’s two parishes will provide shelter to a refugee family in the coming days, he announced. The calling came the same day as the Pope penned a criticism of Hungary’s handling of the mass migration, Reuters reported. “It is violence to build walls and barriers to stop those who look for a place of peace,” Pope Francis said in a letter to a church association. “It is violence to push back those who flee inhuman conditions in the hope of a better future.” The grandson of Italian emigrants to Argentina, the Pope has spoken out against some nations’ policies addressing the migrant crisis as far back as June. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have poured into EU nations so far this year, according to the BBC. Those numbers have recently surged. PBS NewsHour special correspondent Michael Brabant spoke about the various reasons for the migration and the myriad responses from world nations on Saturday. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now