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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath
Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God’s wrath, Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe.
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- Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrathPBS News - 2026-06-12T18:38:06+00:00
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