Left to rigth: José Miguel Diaz, aa; Myriam Collon, lsa, Marie- Jeanne Masika Tasiviwe, or a; Anna Pagani, ra; Madeleine Kambumbu, oa; Sally Roddy, laity lsa; Mathilde Mbakaniaki, oa; Clére Miriam, ra; Sandra Durán, ra; Bernadette Mangan, lsa (translator); Carmen Chumillas,lsa; Viviane Sawadogo, ra; Pilar Trillo, lsa.

Paris, 1 February 2020

Dear sisters, brothers and friends:

From January 24th to 26th, 2020, we have gathered in the SIJPIC Assumption. The Augustinians of the Assumption, the Religious of the Assumption, the Oblates of the Assumption and the Little Sisters of the Assumption participated in this international meeting. Since last year, the Orantes of the Assumption have been participating in the meetings of the Secretariat; we hope that they will soon do so officially.

The world is on the move: migrants, refugees, displaced  persons. The welcome we give them (or not) calls into question our own humanity, as Pope Francis reminds us in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on September 29, 2019: "It is not only about migrants, it is also about our humanity.

The Assumption participates in this challenge. We have reflected together on this. We discovered the broad mission that our communities on the five continents are carrying out in this regard. And also the desire to go further.

We obtained the agreement of our General Councils to hold an Inter-Assumption Session from July 5-10, 2021: "A world on the move. Migrants-Refugees-Displaced Persons-Victims of Trafficking: a challenge for the Assumption today".

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