Pope Leo visits Lampedusa to spotlight missing migrants

NPR | By Megan Williams

Published July 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM CDT

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Pope Leo XIV will spend July 4th in Lampedusa, Italy, one of Europe's busiest migrant landing points. He will pray with migrants and honor those who died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

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