Pope Leo XIV concludes a weeklong visit to Spain on Friday with remarks to migrants in the Canary Islands, urging greater support for irregular immigrants. According to multiple reports, the pope tells people gathered at a reception centre on Tenerife that “all of us are migrants,” framing migration as a shared human experience. The reception centre, described as being housed in a former military barracks, has at times accommodated up to about 4,000 people, and hosts hundreds of migrants during his visit. One outlet also reports that the pope calls on leaders to do more to welcome refugees and highlights the role of integration, saying that a person who was once viewed as a foreigner may become “today’s brother and neighbour.” The Guardian additionally reports that the pope warns people smugglers to expect “divine justice.” Across the coverage, the visit is presented as focused on the plight of irregular migrants and the need for more practical assistance and humane treatment, particularly in border and transit locations like the Canary Islands.
Pope says “all of us are migrants” during Tenerife visit ends Spain tour
Pope Leo XIV concludes a weeklong visit to Spain on Friday with remarks to migrants in the Canary Islands, urging greater support for irregular immigrants. According to multiple reports, the pope tell...
- Pope Leo XIV makes remarks to migrants during a visit in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- He says: “all of us are migrants.”
- The pope’s Spain trip ends on Friday, with a weeklong focus on irregular immigrants.
- He visits a reception centre in a former military barracks that has accommodated up to about 4,000 people.
- Reports also highlight calls for greater support and integration, and comments directed at people smugglers.
Pontiff urges leaders to do more to welcome refugees and tells people smugglers to expect ‘divine justice’Pope Leo has used the final day of his week-long tour of Spain to stress that “all of us are migrants” as he praised the power of integration, adding: “Yesterday’s foreigner may be today’s brother and neighbour.”The pontiff arrived on Friday in Tenerife, the largest and most populous of the Canary Islands. Soon after, he made his way to a reception centre housed in a former military barracks, which has accommodated as many as 4,000 people, to address the hundreds of migrants gathered there. Continue reading...
14 hours agoPope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that "all of us are migrants", on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on the plight of irregular immigrants. France 24's Sarah Morris has the latest.
15 hours agoPope Leo XIV addresses migrants in the Canary Islands, stating “all of us are migrants” and calling for more help for irregular immigrants. Read more. Read More: https://punchng.com/all-of-us-are-migrants-says-pope-at-canary-islands/
18 hours agoPope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Friday that "all of us are migrants", on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on the plight of irregular immigrants. The post ‘All of us of are migrants,’ pope says in Canary Islands appeared first on Vanguard News.
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