Pope Francis Calls on Europe To Take In Refugees Sunday Sep 06,2015

 

Issuing a broad appeal to Europe’s Catholics, Pope Francis on Sunday Sep 06,2015 called on “every” parish, religious community, monastery and sanctuary to take in one refugee family — an appeal that, if honored, would offer shelter to tens of thousands

Pope Francis delivered his call as thousands of asylum-seekers detained for days in Hungary streamed into Germany and Austria, and as a small but rising number of volunteers were offering to take some in

The pope, who has thrust himself into polarizing debates over climate change and free-market economics, has again entered the fray, this time over how Europe should handle its largest wave of refugees since the Balkan wars of the 1990s

On Sunday Sep 06,2015, the pope said refugee families would be offered shelter in the two parishes within the jurisdiction of Vatican City.