” “Migrations from the Islamic countries will be the focus of the attention of the Papal Council of the Pastoral for Migrants and Wanderers, during the plenary session, aptly called "Migration and wandering to and from the countries with an Islamic majority”, due in the Vatican from May 15th to 17th. "The phenomenon of human mobility raises quite a few problems, including religious and spiritual ones, as well as social, economic and political ones", noted the Papal Council, headed by cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, newly-appointed president. As well as card. Martino, the floor will be taken by the Secretary of the Ministry, archbishop Agostino Marchetto, father Maurice Borrmans, ex teacher at Pisai (the Papal Institute of Arab and Islamic studies) and the secretary of the Papal Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, archbishop Pier Luigi Celata. Speakers will include the Secretary for Relations with the States, archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, and the Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, archbishop Robert Sarah. In addition, the meeting will be attended by experts in different areas of human mobility: migrants, refugees, foreign students, nomads and peoples from circuses, the apostolate of the sea, the pastoral of the street and civil aviation (airports), of tourism and pilgrimages. At 11.45 am of Monday May 15th, the participants will take part in the audience with Benedict XVI.” ” ” ” ” ” ” “
