Website: https://www.migrantes.it

Mission:

The Migrantes Foundation is the body established by the Italian Episcopal Conference to support and assist local Churches in understanding, evangelizing, and providing pastoral care to migrants—both Italians and foreigners. It promotes attitudes and actions of fraternal welcome toward migrants within Christian communities and fosters understanding and appreciation of migrants’ identities within civil society, thus contributing to peaceful coexistence. Additionally, it advocates for the protection of individual and family rights among migrants and encourages their responsible participation as citizens.

Country of Publication:

• Italy

Mission:

Interreligious dialogue – some long-lasting initiatives

Comitato Interfedi (Interfaith Commission) founded in 2006 for the Winter Olympics
The Patto di Condivisione (Sharing Pact) with Islamic communities (2016, renewed in 2023)
La Casa delle Religioni (The House of Religions, 2017)
Comitato Diritti Umani e Civili (Human and Civil Rights Comittee, Piedmont Region)
Cura dello Spirito (The Spiritual Care Project, 2006): revealing of the contradictions implicit in interreligious initiatives

Country of Publication:

• Italy