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room: Using the example of the holy family to emphasize the dangers that attend those who have to leave their home behind, Francis noted that in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary found a city that had no room or place for the stranger from afar, and which seemed to want to build itself up by turning its back on others, according to Toronto Star. On Sunday night in St. Recalling that Mary gave birth to Jesus in a manger because there was no place for them in the inn, Francis highlighted the biblical story in a present day in which the White House has restricted travel for people from predominantly Muslim countries, the Myanmar military has carried out a vicious campaign against a stateless Rohingya minority, and wars, human trafficking and the indifference of wealthy nations have resulted in millions of families languishing in squalid refugee camps. Peter's Basilica, Francis further elevated the plight of the world's castaways, saying that their footsteps followed those trudged by Joseph and the pregnant Mary to the manger. Article Continued Below The pope, who recently turned 81, is in the fifth year of a papacy that supporters and critics have both called revolutionary. We see the tracks of millions of persons who do not choose to go away but, driven from their land, leave behind their dear ones, he said, adding that while some seek a better life, for many others this departure can only have one name survival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.