First American Pope Will Spend July 4 On Europe’s Migrant Front Line
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The pontiff has called for "deep reflection" about the way migrants are being treated in the U.S. under Donald Trump's administration.
Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will spend the Independence Day holiday this year visiting an Italian island known as the first port of call for migrants sailing from North Africa for Europe.
The pope will visit Lampedusa on July 4, the Vatican announced on Thursday, as part of a series of visits he will make this summer to cities across Italy.
Lampedusa sits in the Mediterranean between Tunisia, Malta and the larger Italian island of Sicily. The Lampedusa visit will come on the day the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence.
Leo, originally from Chicago, has called for “deep reflection” about the way migrants are being treated in the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s administration.
The Vatican earlier this month refuted reports that the pope might travel to the U.S. for the celebrations this year, with the press office stating: “The pope will not go to the United States in 2026.”
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