Commission for Migrants

The Agra Region Commission for Migrants organized a transformative training program at Gyan Deep Bhawan, Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Jaipur, bringing together priests, religious, and lay faithful to strengthen pastoral policies and initiatives for migrants in Jaipur on March 29.

Archbishop Victor Henry Thakur, Chairman of the Commission for Migrants, underscored the need for seminaries and formation centers to actively engage with people’s lives, fostering greater sensitivity toward migrants and displaced persons on March 13, 2025.

Commission for Migrants in collaboration with the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese Migrants Commission celebrated the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees and spiritual gathering in Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi, India on September 24, 2023.

The conference suggested that the priority of the church should be to welcome, protect, promote, and integrate the migrants into the mainstream of society, making them feel that they are one of them and they can live in dignity and freedom.

Unemployment and economic inequality force young people to migrate massively, says the Indian bishops’ conference.