FRANCIS AND MIGRATION. A STUDY ON THE MESSAGES ADDRESSED TO THE WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES (2014 TO 2018)

Abstract

This article analyzes Pope Francis' Messages addressed to the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, from 2014 to 2018. Based on these documents, it presents the main aspects of the Pope's thoughts on Migration. The assumption is that he understands migratory flows in the broader context of the current process of globalization, and that this makes his speeches an opportunity to denounce the inhuman conditions to which migrants and refugees are subjected today. The article has four parts: first, it examines the current global conjuncture that causes the necessary conditions for the development of migratory flows; secondly, the text examines the homily given by the Pope on the island of Lampedusa; third, the Messages on the topic are analyzed; finally, the text presents the central aspects of Francis' thoughts on Migration that are present in those Messages.