Pope Francis dedicates part of the Angelus to migrants on the occasion of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
"Every closure keeps at a distance - explained the Pontiff commenting on today's Gospel - those who do not think like us. This, we know, is the root of so many great evils in history: of absolutism that has often generated dictatorships and so much violence against those who are different ".

"We do not close the doors to their hope," he added. "It is also necessary to watch over closure in the Church. Because the devil, who is the divider, this means the word 'devil', always insinuates suspicions in order to divide and exclude people. Sometimes we too, instead of being humble and open communities, can give the impression of being 'top of the class' and keep others at a distance ".

A principle that he also reiterated in a tweet on social channels: "To all the men and women of the world goes my appeal to walk together towards an ever greater we to recompose the human family, to build together our future of justice. and peace, ensuring that no one is excluded ".

"Today - he concluded - the Church is called to go out into the streets of the existential peripheries to heal those who are wounded and look for those who are lost, without prejudice or fear, without proselytism, but ready to widen its tent to welcome everyone, in a WE bigger and bigger ".

(Unioneonline / D)