Sep 25th
On this 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Pope Leo XIV invites us to look beyond the statistics and remember something deeply rooted in the Gospel: behind every migration story is a person, and among them are children whose lives, dignity, dreams, and future need protection.
This year, under the theme "Even just one of these Children" the Holy Father reminds us of Jesus' words: "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me." Our response is not limited to welcoming large groups or addressing a global reality. Sometimes it begins with a single child, a single family, a single person we encounter along the way; and in that encounter, our faith is expressed in action.
For us, as Scalabrinians, this call touches the very essence of our mission. Saint John Baptist Scalabrini taught us to recognize God's presence in those who leave their homeland and cross borders in search of safety and prosperity. Today, that mission calls us to open our eyes and our hearts, especially to migrant and refugee children: to listen to them, protect them, accompany them, and build communities where they can truly feel integrated.
Pope Leo XIV also reminds us that welcome cannot remain merely a beautiful idea; it must become a permanent pastoral commitment. Our parishes and communities are called to be places where no one is reduced to the label of "migrant" or "refugee," but is recognized first and foremost as a brother, sister, son, or daughter of God.
This Sunday, September 27, we invite you to join us in celebrating the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees at the Masses that will be celebrated in the parishes and communities of our Province.
Find a parish or communityLet us unite around the Eucharist to pray for migrants and refugees throughout the world, to share in community, and especially for every child who has been forced to leave their home. Because even one of these children deserves to be heard, protected, welcomed, and loved. And when we welcome them, we also welcome Christ.
We are pleased to share the Annual Reports of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo, Scalabrinians.
These reports highlight our mission, pastoral work, community service, and commitment to migrants, refugees, and vulnerable communities around the world.
We invite you to visit us and learn more about the impact of our Scalabrinian mission.
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Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo
The Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo, also known as Scalabrinians, is an international apostolic community of religious brothers and priests of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in Piacenza (Italy) in 1887 by Saint John Baptist Scalabrini.
Migrant Missionaries
We are committed to the promotion of human dignity and rights of migrants. We are called to be migrants among migrants, sharing in their journey, their struggles and their hopes, inspired by the example of Jesus, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." (Matthew 25:40)
Missionaries for Migrants
Our religious congregation is present in 34 countries around the world. The Province of St. Charles encompasses 7 of those countries. Our missionary work includes advocacy and promotion of human rights of migrants, research and studies, migrants’ centers and pastoral services in multi-cultural parishes.
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Scalabrinian Books
Complete Collection of Books and Writings
7 videos to better understand our Mission
Misioneros Scalabrinianos al servicio de los más vulnerables. (English Subtitles)
Scalabrini Training center offers education programs certified by Los Libertadores University in Bogotá. (in Spanih with English Subtitles using the Auto translate feature on settings)
Scalabrinian Missionaries. A way of being for Migrants, Bogotá 2024 (in Spanish with English Subtitles). Credits: Archdiocese of Bogotá
Hear the cries of migrants (in Spanish with English Subtitles)
Combating Trafficking in Persons (in English, para verlo en español cambia el lenguage de la pagina en la barra de navegación)
For the common coexistence - The Pope's Video (in English with Spanish Subtitles)
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The People we Serve
The world of migration displays a great variety of situations. Some
groups of migrants preserve and develop the human and Christian riches
of their ancestral heritage and so become a contributing force for the
progress and enrichment of civil and ecclesial society. Other groups,
instead, are still living the experience of migration in its most
painful and discriminatory aspects. Even those who may have achieved a
satisfactory economic position often remain in a poverty of rights, of
recognition, of ability to communicate, and, above all, in a poverty of
faith and religious spirit that is more painful than economic poverty
itself.
In all this variety of situations, we remain
faithful to our specific mission and keep rediscovering our charism, as
we place ourselves at the service of those people whose conditions,
needs, and longings are analogous to those that induced our Founder to
give life to the Congregation.
Therefore, in a spirit of fidelity to the MANDATE he gave us and in keeping
with the realities of the contemporary world, we dedicate ourselves to all
those who, because of migration and out of real necessity, require a specific
pastoral care. And in accordance with the will of the Church, the intentions
of our Founder, and the history of the Congregation, we reaffirm our preferential
option - from among all those we are to serve - for those migrants who are
more acutely living the drama of migration.
We have the duty always to make sure that our existing works, and those we
intend to take on, are truly in line with the specific purpose and vital
needs of the Congregation.
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