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Pope Leo XIV to spend July 4 with migrants on Italian island of Lampedusa

Pope Leo XIV to spend July 4 with migrants on Italian island of Lampedusa

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Only about 80 miles from Tunisia, Lampedusa is a main gateway for Africans escaping poverty and violence to enter the continent of Europe.

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