Jesus was a refugee too says pope

(ANSA) - Vatican City, January 17 - Pope Francis points out that Jesus was a refugee too in his preface to 'Lights on the Ways of Hope', a collection of his teachings on migrants, refugees and the victims of human trafficking. "To move and set up home elsewhere to find a better life for themselves and their families - this is the profound desire that has moved millions of migrants over the centuries," the Argentine pontiff said. "The dramatic exodus of refugees is... an experience that Jesus Christ himself went through together His parents at the start His terrestrial life when they had to flee to Egypt to save themselves from the homicidal fury of Herod". The pope also argued that: "while human movements generate challenges and suffering, they also enrich our communities, the local churches and the society of each continent".