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Pope Francis has called for more openness and solidarity with migrants.
In the pandemic, a "stubborn and aggressive" nationalism and a "radical" individualism that divides the community have become clear, said the head of the Catholic Church in a message distributed on Thursday on World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
"The highest price is paid to those who are quickly considered to be others: the foreigners, the migrants, the marginalized," it continued.
In the message, Francis repeatedly referred to his encyclical “Fratelli tutti”, which deals with brotherhood between religions.
The future of societies is rich in intercultural relationships, wrote the 84-year-old.
"For this reason we must learn today to live together in harmony and peace."
He therefore called on the Catholics to work to ensure that “the Church becomes more and more inclusive”.
He asked the church to accept people without prejudice, fear and without the will to woo them away.
The encounter with migrants of other denominations is a “fertile ground” for the development of the interreligious dialogue.
The 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees - a church day of remembrance - is planned for September 26th this year.
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In addition, Pope Francis assured the people in India of his closeness and prayers because of the Corona situation there. His thoughts were with the sick and their families as well as those who mourned their loved ones, wrote the head of the Catholic Church in a message to the Archbishop of Mumbai on Thursday. The 84-year-old also thinks of the doctors and staff in Indian hospitals. The country with more than 1.3 billion people is badly affected by the pandemic. More than 412,000 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, health ministry figures on Thursday showed.