Nearly 1,000 pilgrims process from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to St. Matthew’s Cathedral for the World Day of Migrants & Refugees

Pilgrims carrying crosses, rosaries, banners, and monarch butterflies processed down 16th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28, praying and singing in solidarity with migrants and refugees. Nearly 1,000 people joined the procession for the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which had “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope” as its theme. They paused at seven reflection stops before concluding the walk at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, where Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy celebrated a Mass marking the day. The procession and reflections were organized by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Participants described the walk as a witness of faith and hope.

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