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Pope makes historic visit to Lampedusa, warns Europe: 'Deaths at sea are failures to act'

Pope Francis has visited the island that symbolises the migrant crisis. Greeted by thousands, he stressed Europe’s duty to act and urged the faithful not to ignore the suffering of those forced to leave their homeland.

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00:01Pope Leo XIV chose to mark July 4th on Saturday with a visit to Italy's Lampedusa Island,
00:07a major port of entry for migrants risking the dangerous journey from Africa to Europe.
00:13He pressed Europe to do more to protect migrants in a stark message to both EU and US leaders
00:18in a period of growing anti-immigration rhetoric.
00:21L'Europa possiede un potenziale unico che le deriva dalla sua storia e dalla sua cultura
00:29e quindi una pari responsabilità.
00:33Per la sua posizione geografica e per il suo assetto istituzionale,
00:39l'Europa è in grado, in quest'area, di affrontare la crisi in modo organico,
00:47inserendo il primo soccorso in un piano strategico di lungo periodo,
00:53capace di accogliere, proteggere, promuovere e integrare i migranti.
01:00The Pope prayed at the unmarked graves of shipwreck victims
01:03and paid homage to those who died crossing the water.
01:06He also sit alone on the island's rocky shoreline
01:09where countless migrant boats have been lost to the waves.
01:12for example.
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