This article aims at reading the complex phenomenon of migration in the light of faith, identifying in it the categories - uprooting and welcoming - for a better understanding of faith and of the underlying foundations of pastoral ministry among migrants. Human mobility, as locus theologicus, «sign of the time» and kairòs, allows for multiple perspectives in interpreting the experience of being uprooted and welcomed: anthropological, soteriological, christological, ecclesiological, eschatological, etc. Consequences derive from these foundations, not only for the specific ministry among migrants, but also for pastoral ministry and theological reflection in general.
Migration; Uprooting; Welcoming; Hospitality; Theological Foundations