On Monday 29 September, CSAN hosted the online launch event of the Youth Version of Love the Stranger. This launch coincides with the Jubilee for Migrants and the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (4-5 October 2025).
Love the Stranger was a document published in 2023 by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and presents a Catholic response to refugees and migrants. The document offers 24 guiding principles and has been endorsed by the Holy See, COMECE, CAFOD, CSAN, and Caritas Social Action Network members.
Caritas Social Action Network and Caritas Brentwood have now come together to produce a youth version for late teenagers. We hope this will be an important resource of formation in social teaching as young people seek to make sense of the contemporary world, and understand how our faith helps us to respond.
Director of Caritas Brentwood, Siân Thomas-Cullinan, said: “At a time when fear can dominate the headlines, this resource invites young people to choose a different path of welcome and understanding. We hope that this resource will inspire a generation to recognise that when we welcome others, we welcome God and in doing so become beacons of hope in our own corners of the world.”
You can view and download the document below.
