World
Saturday, 7/4, 01:15 PM
Pope Leo Visits Lampedusa With an Appeal to Protect Migrants
- Pope Leo XIV traveled to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a front-line gateway for people crossing the Mediterranean, and called on Europe to receive and integrate migrants while honoring those who have died at sea.
- The July 4 visit deliberately echoed Pope Francis's first trip outside Rome in 2013, keeping migration at the center of the Vatican's public message.