Church - Catholic fundraising campaign for refugees in Latin America
A nationwide fundraising campaign by the Catholic Church begins on the first Sunday of Advent with a service in Erfurt Cathedral. This year, the aid organization Adveniat is focusing in particular on refugees in Latin America, it said. "With the Adveniat Christmas campaign "Flight divides. Help unites", we are living the message of Pope Francis to protect, support and integrate migrants and to build bridges instead of walls," said Erfurt's Auxiliary Bishop Reinhard Hauke, according to a statement on Thursday.
In Latin America in particular, many people are on the run, said Father Martin Maier, Chief Executive of Adveniat. "According to our Christian conviction, every person without exception is entitled to a dignified life. This also includes the right to migrate," said Maier. Persecution, violence, political crises, poverty and hunger force people in Latin America and the Caribbean to leave their homeland and their homes.
The collection in the Christmas services on December 24 and 25 in all Catholic churches in Germany is intended for the Adveniat campaign.
Lesen Sie auch:
- Trial for robbery at bakery continues
- Opposition leader and head of government in search of compromise
- Railroad begins expansion of Groningen-Bremen line
- Farmers in Lower Saxony in an "exceptional year"
- 'Biography of Bones' reveals the lives of Cambridge Black Death survivors
- Pope Francis has emphasized the importance of protecting, supporting, and integrating migrants, a message that resonates with the Catholic Church's advent fundraising campaign in Germany.
- The campaign, led by the Church's aid organization Adveniat, focuses on refugees in Latin America, a region where many people are currently fleeing due to various reasons.
- Erfurt's Auxiliary Bishop Reinhard Hauke highlighted the campaign's purpose, stating that it aligns with Pope Francis' message of building bridges instead of walls.
- During the advent season, worship services in Catholic churches across Germany will collect donations for this campaign, aiming to support migrants in Latin America.
- Father Martin Maier, Chief Executive of Adveniat, underscores the organization's Christian conviction that every individual has the right to migrate in search of a dignified life.
- In Latin America, where numerous people are on the run due to persecution, violence, political crises, poverty, and hunger, the contributions from this German donation campaign will be of great help.
- This advent sunday, the Church in Thuringia is leading an initiative that encourages social action and solidarity, focusing its aid efforts on the plight of migrants in Latin America.
Source: www.stern.de
