Pope urges countries not to send migrants back to unsafe countries
Oct. 24, 2021 Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya, where he said many suffer violent and inhumane conditions similar…
Italy’s Salvini has banned another migrant-rescue ship from docking in the country
Italy’s outgoing interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has banned another migrant-rescue ship from docking in the country, using the issue of immigration to pile pressure on his main two political…
Open Arms dismisses suggestion by Italy to take stranded migrants to Spain
The commanders of a rescue ship with 98 migrants aboard declined to leave Italian waters on Monday, saying that its resources were exhausted and suggesting that Italy’s Coast Guard should…
EU countries agree to new proposed “solidarity mechanism” to allocate migrants
French President Emmanuel Macron Fourteen member countries of the European Union have agreed to a new “solidarity mechanism” proposed by Germany and France to allocate migrants across the bloc,…
Italy Migration policy: “no one is exempt” from helping migrants – Pope Francis
Pope Francis said on Monday that “no one is exempt” from helping migrants, in an indirect rebuke of Italy’s hardline interior minister Matteo Salvini who has tried to shut…
Pope asks forgiveness “in the name of the Catholic Church” for mistreatment of the Roma people
Pope Francis on Sunday asked forgiveness in the name of the Catholic Church for the mistreatment of the Roma people, a move likely to increase tensions with Italy’s anti-immigrant Interior…
Facebook fights fake news; shuts 23 pages
Facebook has given teeth to its resurgent fight against hate speech and fake with the closure of 23 Italian pages, including many supporting the country’s populist government parties. The pages…
Good Friday: Pope Leads Services Dedicated To Victims of Human Trafficking, Migrants
Pope Francis Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with “armored hearts” who exploit their plight for…
Terrorist Presence on Migrants Boats From Libya No Longer a Risk, Now a Certainty – Italy’s Salvini
The Chaos in Libya following General Khalifa Haftar’s offensive has increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said, adding that the…
Stop Bickering Over Fate of 49 Migrants Stuck At Sea Pope Urges European Leaders
Pope Francis urged European leaders on Sunday to stop bickering over the fate of 49 migrants stuck aboard two humanitarian rescue ships on the Mediterranean and let them land…