Pope Francis denounced, yesterday, the criminal exploitation of migrants and guaranteed that the Mediterranean is a cemetery, but that the largest is that of North Africa. was made during the flight back to Rome after the Pontiff participated in the World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 edition in Portugal. Francis specifically referred to the situation in the desert between Tunisia and Libya, where migrants are left abandoned to die “The Mediterranean is a cemetery, but the biggest cemetery is North Africa. It’s terrible”, said the Holy Father, quoted by the international press. According to the world leader of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, the exploitation of migrants is criminal, not in Europe, but in the camps of North Africa. Finally, he warned that there are many concentration camps in this region, something “terrible”, and indicated that last week the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans was carrying out work to rescue migrants in desert of Libya and Tunisia. Still during the flight, Francisco announced that he will travel to Marseille, France, on the 22nd and 23rd of September to participate in a meeting on the Mediterranean Sea, the scene of countless migrant tragedies in recent years, for cause of his concern with this area.”The bishops of the Mediterranean will hold this meeting, with some politicians, too, to reflect seriously on the plight of migrants”, he added.World Youth Day began on Tuesday and ended this Sunday. Around 1.5 million were, either on Saturday or Sunday, in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, according to the Holy See, taking part in what is considered the biggest event in the Catholic Church. Source:O País
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