2024 National Migration Week

The World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is an opportunity for global church and the Catholic faithful to engage in prayer, reflection, and action on behalf of our brothers and sisters who are forced to flee their homes. National Migration Week is a uniquely US-based celebration that builds on the ideas put forth in WDMR and shaped accordingly to American public. In 2023 we will celebrate National Migration Week September 23-29, which culminates with WDMR that Sunday the 29th.

The theme for this year’s WDMR is “God walks with his people.” In a statement on this theme, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development noted that

The Holy Father’s Message focuses on the itinerant dimension of the Church, with special attention to migrant brothers and sisters, who are a contemporary icon of the Church on the move.

Pope Francis’ suggestion is a journey to be made together, synodally, overcoming every obstacle and threat, in order to reach the true homeland. Along the way, wherever one finds oneself, it is essential to recognize the presence of God who walks with his people, giving them guidance and protection at every step. 

As we get closer to the celebration this year, please be sure to check back on this website as well as the Dicastery website for more information, suggested actions, and opportunities in which you and your local communities can become involved.