The pope's statement came as Italy stepped up its crackdown on migrant vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. In late August 2024, the government impounded a Doctors Without Borders ship for the 23rd time ...

Pope Francis has strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a ...

Catholic immigration experts and advocates on all sides agree that the current legal landscape endangers migrants and border ...

The Mediterranean has become a “cemetery” for migrants, Pope Francis said on Wednesday. Drawing attention to the hardships experienced by migrants in their voyage “for somewhere they can ...

Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new country is "a grave sin," Pope Francis said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Working to turn migrants away from the prospect of peace and security in a new country is “a grave sin,” ...

Pope Francis denounced the poor treatment of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe, labeling the ...

In a poignant address during his regular audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis condemned the refusal to assist migrants ...

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general ... Migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea in simple crafts or home-made dinghies from northern Africa and the Middle East have been the subject ...

Francis said those who "work systematically and with every means possible to reject migrants" are committing "a grave sin." ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying ...

VATICAN CITY, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday strongly decried the treatment of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to enter Europe, saying it was a "grave sin" not to offer ...