1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comNEWS DESKhttps://www.worldcatholicnews.com/author/bijupaval/New Zealand Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants, June 21 - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ceAZxuJtpa"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/new-zealand-day-of-prayer-for-refugees-and-migrants-june-21/">New Zealand Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants, June 21</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/new-zealand-day-of-prayer-for-refugees-and-migrants-june-21/embed/#?secret=ceAZxuJtpa" width="600" height="338" title="“New Zealand Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants, June 21” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="ceAZxuJtpa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Poster of Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants 2020, of New Zealand's Catholic Church. CHURCH New Zealand bishops' conference migrants and refugees world day Caritas New Zealand Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants, June 21 The bishops of New Zealand say it is the task of believers to make efforts to overcome the exploitation of migrants and refugees. By Robin Gomes The Catholic bishops of New Zealand are holding their annual Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants on June 21, on a theme inspired by Pope Francis. Don't look the other way The theme of this day is “Where is your brother or sister?”, taken from the 2013 Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, “Evangelii Gaudium” (Joy of the Gospel). The Pope says he has “always been distressed at the lot of those who are victims of various kinds of human trafficking”. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) observes the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants each year on a Sunday closest to World Refuge..https://www.vaticannews.va/etc/designs/vatican-news/release/library/main/images/vatican-news-header-white.png