Powerful statement
This feels like a bold and necessary move-using a symbolic visit to challenge policies that forget the human cost of migration.
Pope to defend migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
Lampedusa, Italy: Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visits Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders. The Catholic Church’s first US pope, who has clashed with the administration of President Donald Trump over its treatment of migrants, will mark July 4, the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence, on a migration frontline.