VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With their courage and tenacity in the pursuit of happiness, migrants and refugees are “messengers of hope,” Pope Leo XIV said. Migrants and refugees also remind the Catholic Church that she, too, is on a journey, and true citizenship is in heaven, he wrote. Pope Leo’s message, which focused on the theme “Migrants, missionaries of hope,” was released at the Vatican July 25, the feast of St. James, the apostle. “In a special way, Catholic migrants and refugees can become missionaries of hope in the countries that welcome them,” Pope Leo wrote. The presence of Catholic migrants and refugees “should be recognized and appreciated as a true divine blessing,” he wrote.