Pope Leo XIV to migrants in Tenerife: 'I carry you in my heart'
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Migrants in Tenerife Tell Pope Leo XIV: We Do Not Ask for Privileges Or Compassion
Daniel Ibáñez Pope Leo XIV greets Bousso Diouf, a woman from Senegal, at the Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands. At Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands, the Pope heard testimonies from migrants who risked their lives crossing the Atlantic and urged a more humane response rooted in dignity.
Pope Leo XIV concluded his pastoral visit to Spain on Friday with an appeal in support of migrants and a warning against human trafficking networks. During a visit to the Las Raíces reception center in Tenerife, the Pontiff affirmed that all people are, in some way, migrants and pilgrims, and therefore called for the building of more humane and inclusive societies. "We are all, in some way, migrants. We are all pilgrims on our way to our heavenl…
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Beyond the first assistance to migrants arriving on the Canary Islands coast, the accompaniment to ensure the integration of these young people becomes an essential part of the process if it is desired that all these people become an active part of the Canarian society. Mbacke Ndiaye and Khalid Allad are two young migrants who on Friday reported their experiences to Leon XIV.
Darwin Rivasel, who is a priest, spoke to him at a meeting held in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, where the pontiff heard testimonies about the challenges migrants face. The post Pope Leon XIV heard the testimony of a Venezuelan in Tenerife: “It’s worth continuing to help” appeared first on THE NATIONAL.
"Let us not be seen only as migrants, numbers or documents, but as people with history, with dreams, with families and with hope": This was the request that the migrants of the Las Raíces de Tenerife reception centre expressed this Friday to Leon XIV, who thanked the pontiff "his close heart" with the migration drama.
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