In Trieste, Italy, on the migratory route to Europe, Pope Francis urged Catholics to look for God in “human misery.” The pontiff asked, “Why, in the face of evil that is rampant … the sufferings of migrants, do we not become scandalized?” in a homily at the end of the 50th Social Week of Catholics.

Catholics in Ethiopia are committed to assisting those forcibly displaced by conflict, the President of the Episcopal Conference told Agenzia Fides. “The Church wants to offer help in the social, psychological, spiritual, and trauma treatment areas,” Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel said.

The migration sub-commission of the Spanish Episcopal Conference endorsed a call from Bishops of the Canary Islands to “create a culture of encounter” and protect young migrants. They called for public authorities to establish reception arrangements that foster the integration of migrant minors.