(ANSA) - Vatican City, September 14 - Pope Francis said on
Friday during an audience with Catholic charitable organisations
working in Syria, Iraq, and surrounding countries, that the
reasons for migration must not be ignored.
"We can't close our eyes to the causes that have forced
millions of people to leave, with pain, their own land," the
pontiff said.
"At the same time, I encourage all those involved and the
international community to renew their commitment in favor of a
safe return home for the displaced. Ensuring their protection
and future is a duty of civilization," he said.
Pope says don't close eyes to migration
Says Syrian and Iraqi refugees need 'safe return home'