The Jubilee of Migrants is one of several Jubilee days designated by the Church throughout 2025 to recognise and celebrate the diverse groups of people and ministries in the Church. The Jubilee of Migrants will be celebrated from 4 to 5 October.

The World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) is usually celebrated on the last Sunday of September. However, this year, WDMR will be celebrated alongside the Jubilee of Migrants. This year’s theme is “Migrants, missionaries of hope.”

“There is no justice without compassion, no legitimacy without listening to the pain of others.” ~Pope Leo XIV

On this occasion, the Migrants and Refugees Network reiterate their commitment to accompany the different vulnerable groups of people on the move, raise awareness on the issues as well as the opportunities migration offers, and promote a universal culture of hospitality and reconciliation through active engagement and collaboration with all peoples of good will.

Read the full statement below. To know more about the work of the Migrants and Refugees Network, visit https://socialjustice.jcapsj.org/migrants-refugees/.

JCAP MRN Statement for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025: Migrants, Missionaries of Hope

On the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s Migrants and Refugees Network (JCAP MRN) reaffirms its commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with all migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons, and walk with them as pilgrims and missionaries of hope.

We recognise the urgent call to listen to their sacred stories of struggle to survive in a world that easily forgets and foregoes. From this listening, we pledge to continue the accompaniment that we envisage will lead to discerned solutions from the ground up in place of top-down quick fixes.

In so doing, we want to respond to the concern that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV highlighted in his message on this occasion: “The widespread tendency to look after the interests of limited communities poses a serious threat to the sharing of responsibility, multilateral cooperation, the pursuit of the common good and global solidarity for the benefit of our entire human family.”

To address this, JCAP-MRN on its part pledges to continue its promotion of a universal culture of hospitality and reconciliation through ongoing engagement among its members on the ground as well as with key stakeholders, churches, and civil societies. May the hope that migrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons exude in their tenacity and fortitude to arrive at a better tomorrow, in a world that finally welcomes them home, inspire every member and partner in mission to continue the work for the greater glory of God. Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam!