After the pope's visit to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, the U.S. Embassy said the ambassador to the Holy See gave Leo a ...

Pope Francis has visited the island that symbolises the migrant crisis. Greeted by thousands, he stressed Europe’s duty to ...

The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

Pope Leo XIV accepted the 2026 Liberty Medal virtually from the Vatican before departing for Lampedusa to urge Europe to ...

Pope Leo XIV travelled to Lampedusa on 4 July, praying at a migrant cemetery and celebrating Mass to honour those who died ...

Pope Leo XIV, the American pope, spent his second Fourth of July as the pontiff at Lampedusa, Italy, an island at the front ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Lampedusa, met migrants and honoured those who died at sea. His visit pressed Europe and the United States to treat migrants with dignity and compassion.

LAMPEDUSA, Sicily — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to ...