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Pope visiting 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor
Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the Canary Islands to draw attention to the plight of migrants who risk their lives every year trying to reach Europe
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Pope visiting ‘dock of shame’ in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalor, Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the Canary Islands to draw attention to the plight of migrants who risk their lives every year trying to reach Europe
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- Pope visiting 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands where migrants slept in squalorABC News - 2026-06-11T07:33:29+00:00
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