In the lead up to recent national elections in Italy, Pope Francis urged Italians to welcome migrants.
“Francis traveled to southern Italy on Sunday, as Italians went to the polls for a general election, and delivered a message that hit on key campaign issues including immigration,” wrote Politico’s Hannah Roberts.
The Pope noted that Sunday marked the Catholic Church’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees. “Migrants are to be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated,” he said.
Italy on Sunday elected a far-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni. Meloni’s party, Brothers of Italy, has called for a naval blockade to stop the flow of refugees across the Mediterranean.
The Immigration and Refugee News Digest 