US EditionPope Criticises Migrant Clampdowns, Big Pharma
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Pope Leo XIV repeated his criticism Thursday (Friday, Philippine time) of "ever more inhuman" measures used to stop illegal immigration, defending sea rescues the day after a deadly shipwreck in the Mediterranean.
The Pope during the meeting with the popular movements: "Supporting the shipwrecked is not ideology, it means living the Gospel"
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday reiterated his criticism of the “even more inhumane” measures used to stop illegal migration and defended rescue operations at sea. In a wide-ranging speech to citizens’ initiatives, the pope also criticized the pharmaceutical industry and warned of the damage caused by global competition for critical minerals, AFP and ANSA reported. The Catholic Church’s highest official stressed that states have the right to protect th…
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called the mistreatment of migrants a grave crime and urged countries to be more welcoming to immigrants, Reuters reported. The first pope from the United States also told a global gathering of civil society movements in the Vatican that governments have a moral obligation to provide refuge to migrants in need, according to Vatican News.
Pope Leo XIV denounced on Thursday the "increasingly inhuman" and even "politically celebrated" measures against immigrants to defend borders, during an audience with popular movements. "States have the right and duty to protect their borders, but this must be balanced with the moral obligation to provide shelter," the Pontiff said during the reception in Paul VI Hall of the Vatican to the participants of the World Meeting of Popular Movements, …
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