Pope Leo visits Lampedusa to spotlight missing migrants

NPR Saturday 4th July 2026, 9:03PM 1 min read 17 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV will spend July 4th in Lampedusa, Italy, one of Europe's busiest migrant landing points. He will pray with migrants and honor those who died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

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