Pope Francis Calls on to Reflect on the Causes of Violence Against Migrants

• 02.06.2018, 16:10
•  Europe,  World

Newz Post

Pope Francis urged Catholics to reflect on the causes of violence against migrants during the approaching season of Lent, in an appeal days after a shooting attack on Africans further inflamed Italy’s election campaign, Reuters reports.

In his message for Lent, during which the faithful are called on to fast from food, make sacrifices, reflect and carry out extra acts of charity, Francis warned against allowing “that charity turns cold within us”.

He said such an attitude can lead to “violence against anyone we think is a threat to our own certainties: the unborn child, the elderly and infirm, the migrant, the alien among us ...”