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Pope's visit to Marseille: facing the Mediterranean, Francis launches from the outset a vibrant appeal to save migrants

2023-09-22T19:28:22.636Z

Highlights: Pope's visit to Marseille: facing the Mediterranean, Francis launches from the outset a vibrant appeal to save migrants. "I think about those failed dreams. To these brothers, his sisters, drowned in fear, while they had hope in their hearts. This sea, splendid, is a cemetery," he says. The Ubi Caritas sung by a choir resonates on the hillsides. The audience — politicians, imams, rabbis, associations — seems caught up in the moment.


Pope Francis began his visit to Marseille on Friday with a strong political message of support for migrants in front of the Basilica of Our Cathedral.


"I think about those failed dreams. To these brothers, his sisters, drowned in fear, while they had hope in their hearts. This sea, splendid, is a cemetery. The scorching sun ignites the Good Mother, so Pope Francis closes his eyes, for a moment, in front of the monument dedicated to the missing at sea and the migrants. The Ubi Caritas sung by a choir resonates on the hillsides. The audience — politicians, imams, rabbis, associations — seems caught up in the moment.

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