Exsul Familia
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Exsul Familia (The émigré Family) is an apostolic constitution of Pope Pius XII on the topic of migration. It was released on 1 August 1952. The title of the document refers to the Holy Family, forced to flee into Egypt, taken as the archetype of every refugee family.[1] Drawing upon Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, Exsul Familia presents emigration as a natural right.[2]
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Exsul Familia Latin for 'The émigré Family' Apostolic constitution of Pope Pius XII | |
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Signature date | 1 August 1952 |
Subject | Immigration |
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Christus Dominus (Piux XII, 1953) → |
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It has been called "the Church's Magna Carta for Migrants".[3]