Global – Connected in the Globality of Forced Migration and Hospitality
We share a world and a history in motion. Its diversity is reflected in its countries, borders, and people. Nevertheless, we identify common traits in the context of migration, reinforced in these times marked by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The pandemic has not stopped the world, situations such as Afghanistan or the earthquake in Haiti explain very clearly the close connection between the causes of injustice and forced migration.
Considering these common elements,from the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network on Migration (GIAN Migration) we raise some general alerts and recommendations that we believe should guide our apostolate of forced migration in the Society of Jesus, as we are asked to do in the Universal Apostolic Preferences, and in the calls of Pope Francis to welcome, promote, protect and integrate migrants. It is not only about migrants, it is about the whole of humanity, therefore, our mission must be a mission for all, with a horizon of reconciliation and justice from paths of hospitality.
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