A two-day meeting in Goa has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to migrant care and advocacy, urging dioceses and religious congregations to become protagonists of change in fostering a more inclusive and compassionate society. “The members of the Church must become signs of hope for migrants, the elderly, the sick, and all those in need, especially those in vulnerable situations and on the peri-pheries,” said Cardinal Philip Neri Ferrao, Archbishop of Goa and Daman and presi-dent of both the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences and the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI).The cardinal was speaking at the February 20-21 gathering of diocesan secretaries of the Commission for Migrants from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, organized by the CCBI Commission for Migrants at Shanti Sadan Pastoral Centre, Old Goa. He reminded the Church of its mission, especially in this Jubilee Year, to be a source of hope. He referenced Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year, emphasizing the Church’s call to accompany and uplift those in distress. Highlighting the lives of Saints Francis Xavier and Joseph Vaz, Cardinal Ferrao described them as models of relationship-building, which he called the foundation of pastoral care for migrants and other vulnerable groups. “Caring and empowerment happen through relation-ships,” he stressed.