Pope Francis has issued a powerful message for the World Day of Migrants stating bluntly ‘A better future must be built with foreigners’.

“Building the future with migrants and refugees means recognizing and valuing how much each of them can contribute to the process of construction,” said the Holy Father.

The Pope focused his message on the meaning of humanity’s “journey” in search of our true, heavenly homeland.

Pope Francis lamented ongoing tragedies of human history, which remind us how far we have yet to go along the path toward “the dwelling place of God with humanity.”

“In the light of what we have learned in the tribulations of recent times, we are called to renew our commitment to building a future that conforms ever more fully to God’s plan of a world in which everyone can live in peace and dignity.”

Concretely, said Pope Francis, all inequality and discrimination must be cast aside from society, and “no one must be excluded.”

“God’s plan is essentially inclusive and gives priority to those living on the existential peripheries. Among them are many migrants and refugees, displaced persons, and victims of trafficking.”

The Pope added that Christians must build the Kingdom of God “with” those displaced from their homes”