Pope Francis, after shaking hands with each of the migrants and refugees, said he saw "only a great desire for friendship and assistance."
Source/Credit: The Arlington Catholic Herald
By Cindy Wooden/CNS | October 3, 2017
Politics as service to the common good and the need to create spaces where citizens and migrants can meet and overcome fear were topics Pope Francis repeatedly returned to Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Arriving in Bologna mid-morning Oct. 1, Pope Francis went directly to the "Regional Hub," a government-run processing center for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. He was given, and wore, a yellow ID bracelet with his name and a number, just like the migrants and refugees there wear.
Just four days after he kicked off Caritas Internationalis' "Share the Journey" campaign to encourage Catholics to meet a migrant or refugee and listen to his or her story, Pope Francis told the 1,000 people at the hub, "Many people don't know you and they're afraid."
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