Pope Francis urges world to open arms to migrants Pope Francis meets members of Catholic charity Caritas Internationalis during his weekly general audience at St Peters square in the Vatican VATICAN CITY (AFP) 27 September 2017  - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged people across the world to open their arms to migrants, as Catholic charity Caritas launched its 'Share the Journey' campaign on migration. 'With open arms ... that is exactly how to welcome (migrants), with arms wide open,' Francis said at his weekly audience in St Peter's square. The pontiff, himself the son of Italian emigrants to Argentina, added: 'Hope is what drives the hearts of those who depart. It is also what drives the hearts of those who welcome: the desire to meet each other, get to know each other, to dialogue.' The two-year Caritas campaign is aimed at changing how people consider migrants and refugees, with the 'reach out' gesture demonstrated by Franci...