The Migrants’ Mass shows what can be achieved when churches and communities act together

The annual Migrants’ Mass is an opportunity for this generation to witness to the dignity of every person, to celebrate the contribution migrants make to our communities, to proclaim God’s new order and to act together to interpret the “signs of the times”. All that we need exists in abundance within Creation and within our communities. Meeting young Citizens UK leaders in Rome in June 2025, Pope Leo praised and encouraged their tenacity. His missionary heart still firmly with the poor, he has announced that the theme for World Migrants and Refugees Day on 27 September will be “Even just one of these children”, referencing Matthew 18:5 and putting the safeguarding of minors under the spotlight.

The traditional Masai greeting is Kasserian Ingera? (“And how are the children?”). Every healthy community should take the flourishing of the young and vulnerable as the measure of its well-being. If the children are safe, the community is at peace.

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