In Lampedusa, island gateway to Europe, the U.S.-born pope stressed human dignity and told America: “in every generation” immigrants “helped to shape the nation’s character.”
Pope Leo XIV at a cemetery in Lampedusa, southern Italy, on Saturday, on his visit to an island that has become a symbol of the risks faced by migrants trying to reach Europe by sea. (Ciro Fusco/Pool/AP)
AMPEDUSA, Italy ― Pope Leo XIV on Saturday defended the dignity of migrants during a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, where the Mediterranean waters beckon as a pathway of hope to a better life in Europe but also have become a graveyard for many who die trying
