Overview

• At the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV received participants of the Rome conference “Refugees and Migrants in Our Common Home” and opened the initiative.
• The project directs partners to produce concrete action plans over three years across four pillars: teaching, research, service, advocacy.
• He warned against a “globalization of powerlessness,” echoing Pope Francis’ critique of indifference, and urged a culture of reconciliation to move hearts and minds.
• He asked that plans elevate migrants’ witness of hope and link efforts to the Jubilee focus, including the Jubilees for Migrants and for Missions.
• The conference at the Augustinianum, reported as organized by Villanova University, convenes experts from universities, NGOs and community groups, with participants outlining workstreams for actionable research and public engagement.