Archbishop Antonio Vegliò, President
of the Pontifical Council for Migrants
and Itinerant People and Fr. Gabriele
Bentoglio, under-secretary of the same
Council will visit Australia in May on
the invitation of the late Bishop Joseph
Grech (former Bishops Delegate for
the Pastoral care of Migrants and
Refugees).The visit will take place from May 2 to May 14, 2011 and is hosted by the Australian
Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO).
This visit is the first visit of its kind to take place and will aim to encourage migrant
chaplains and communities living and working in Australia.
Fr Maurizio Pettenà of the ACMRO hopes that the visit will contribute greatly to
sharing Australia’s experience of pastoral care to migrants and refugees with the Holy
See.
“We wish this visit to be pastoral in nature, to exhibit the wonderful work of migrant
chaplains around Australia to these representatives of the Holy See”, said Fr Maurizio.
“We hope that the visit will have an impact on the wider community in Australia to
showcase the pastoral care of the Catholic Church to Migrants and Refugees in the
broader context of the Church’s teaching on this matter”, he said.
Archbishop Vegliò will address the Plenary of the Australian Bishops at Mary
MacKillop place on May 11, and will meet with migrant chaplains and pastoral
workers in various parts of the country.
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