Briefing Paper 607 – World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees by Peter-John Pearson
The Roman Catholic Church traditionally observes the last Sunday in September each year as the World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees. The United Nations, on the other hand, focuses on refugees on 20th June each year2 and on migrants on 18th December.3 In holding the two categories together in one focus, the Church underlines the vulnerability common to both groups, rather than the conventional distinctions which place them in different legal groupings, generally privileging refugees over migrants and asylum seekers.
BP 607 World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees by Peter-John Pearson