Published September 23,2023
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Pope Francis on Saturday met with French President Emmanuel Macron and presided over a mass attended by as much as 70,000 individuals within the southern French metropolis of Marseille.
During the assembly, the pope and Macron mentioned the migrant move to Europe, principally through Italy, the French BFM TV broadcaster reported, citing sources from the French presidency.
The variety of migrants landed in Italy to date this 12 months has reached over 127,000-more than double that of the identical interval in 2022. The majority have set off from Tunisia, the place in July, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen signed a controversial deal to stem irregular migration.
“France is a welcoming and integrating country for migrants and has nothing to be ashamed of,” Macron instructed the pope. He mentioned that France would play its position in coping with the worsening scenario by looking for options whereas preventing towards migrant traffickers.
The conflict in Ukraine and the scenario in Sahel had been additionally mentioned within the assembly.
Following the assembly, the pope presided over a mass broadcast reside by the Vatican News Agency.
“A cold, indifferent heart becomes hardened and insensitive to everything and everyone, even to the tragic discarding of human life, which we see today in the rejection of so many immigrants, of countless unborn children and abandoned elderly people,” he mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr