Pope Prays for Ceuta as City Reels From Mass Migrant Incursion
The pope urged peace and justice as Spain deployed more security forces and at least 72 migrants died during the crossing.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace and justice in Ceuta, where as many as 60 thousand migrants charged the frontier, leaving the pontiff "following with concern the alarming situation."
- At least 72 migrants perished during the surge between Thursday and Friday, prompting authorities to install a 1,600-foot-long sea barrier on Saturday along the Ceuta border.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro decried "fake news" and "disinformation" regarding the surge, stating the Spanish Army succeeded in seeing "virtually all" migrants to Morocco as local tensions persisted.
- Italy temporarily suspended its borderless travel arrangement with Spain late last week, Meloni said on social media, while Ireland called a Tuesday meeting of European Union interior ministers.
- Separately, the Pope recalled the "Pardon of Assisi," a plenary indulgence dating back to 1216, inviting the faithful to visit a parish or Franciscan church on August 1st or 2nd.
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Acceptance and tolerance of immigrants are key themes of the leader of the Catholic Church, which he also emphasized during his visit to the Canary Islands in June.
Pope prays for Ceuta as city reels from mass migrant incursion
Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for Ceuta on Sunday, in the aftermath of a migrant border surge sent the Spanish city into turmoil and raised tensions over migration throughout the European Union. The pontiff said he was “following with concern the alarming situation in Ceuta,” where as many as 60 thousand migrants charged the frontier of the autonomous peninsular Spanish city on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, and wreaked havoc …
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