Countries do not develop by themselves; they are built by migrants, Pope Francis said.

The pope urged people "to listen, to be a neighbor, to bear witness.”

“May the Most High receive the dead in his peace, comfort their families and sustain the wounded,” he prayed as he addressed thousands of pilgrims from many countries gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Oct. 28.

The text is intended as a guideline to be adapted at the national and local level in different countries.

The cardinals and bishops who participated in the synod may have “a little more wisdom,” but the young people “have the enthusiasm and the creativity to help us bring Jesus Christ to the world.”

New calls for greater synodality—and the inclusion of many more voices than just bishops—may complicate the role of collegiality in church governance.