Posts Tagged ‘Bishop Giovanni Battista Scalabrini’

‘Father of migrants’ canonised on Sunday

Monday, October 10th, 2022
father of migrants

Pope Francis canonised a 19th-century bishop known as “the father of migrants” on Sunday. In so doing, Francis sent a message to Catholic leaders on the importance of caring for refugees. His pontificate has been marked by his concern for migrants. Bishop Giovanni Battista Scalabrini lived at a time of mass migrations in Europe. The Read more