The Vatican has highlighted the vital work of seafarers along with those individuals fishing the seas and called for their welfare and dignity to be protected.
In a message issued in to commemorate World Fisheries Day on 21 November, Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, stressed that those who work on the seas and in fishing must be given a voice and be allowed to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives and work.
He also expressed his gratitude to the chaplains and volunteers of Stella Maris (formerly known as Apostleship of the Sea), the UK charity that provides practical and pastoral support, information and a listening ear to those working in fishing and on the seas, both in the UK and worldwide.
