Words must be followed by
"concrete commitments" to help migrants, Pope Francis told the
International Catholic Migration Commission at an audience in
the Vatican Thursday.
"We must encourage," Francis said, "States to agree more
adequate and effective responses to the challenges posed by
migratory phenomena; and we can do so on the basis of the
fundamental principles of the Church's social doctrine".
The pontiff said "we must also work to ensure that words are
followed by concrete commitments towards a global and shared
responsibility".
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