Pope Leo XIV on Thursday visited Spain's Canary Islands, the once-notorious centre of the European migration debate, where he threw a bouquet of flowers in the sea in tribute to the migrants who perished trying to reach the Atlantic archipelago. The pontiff made a plea for "human dignity" and condemned leaders, including Christians, who turn them away with "indifference".
Pope casts flowers in sea in tribute to drowned migrants during Canary Islands visit
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Thu 07:02 - BBC Europe
Pope Leo heads to Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrants
Thu 10:09 - France 24
Pope casts flowers in sea in tribute to drowned migrants during Canary Islands visit
Thu 12:55 - Al Jazeera English
‘Dignity has no passport’: Pope makes appeal for migrants in Canary Islands