The challenges faced by migrants and refugees were at the center of the regional meeting that brought together on August 12 bishops and pastoral agents from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The 13th Virtual Meeting provided an opportunity to share experiences regarding the various migration scenarios in the region and to identify common challenges in order to provide closer support to people on the move.
A pastoral that seeks to articulate itself
The meeting included the participation of the Cardinal Fabio Baggio, Undersecretary of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development of the Holy See, and of the Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini, Bishop of Huehuetenango and President of the CLAMOR Network.
Facilitated by the Socio-Pastoral Observatory on Human Mobility (OSMECA), chaired by Monsignor Daniel Blanco Méndez, auxiliary bishop of San José, Costa Rica, the meeting provided an opportunity to share experiences and reinforced the need for greater coordination among the various Church bodies that work with people on the move.
Beyond the emergency
The focus of the reflection was also on the work that the Church carries out in places of origin, transit, destination, and return, where its various pastoral structures offer support and protection to migrants, with special attention to those facing greater vulnerability.
The meeting called to move towards a human mobility pastoral that does not act solely in response to crises, but maintain a sustained accompaniment focused on the dignity of each person.
“The various Churches in countries of origin, transit, destination, and return” are called to take coordinated pastoral action, the bulletin notes, in a migratory context that demands coordinated and sustained responses.
Walk alongside migrants
The event highlighted the progress made and the challenges that remain, but also the importance of joining efforts among the different ecclesial structures to respond in a coordinated manner to the new migratory realities.
In the face of the new realities of human mobility, the Church proposes a response that transcends assistance and contributes to generating communities capable of welcoming and accompanying those who arrive, transit, or return. The event reaffirmed the commitment to “walk alongside people” and defend their dignity.
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