Paus Leo XIV herdenkt migranten op Lampedusa in plaats van Amerikaanse onafhankelijkheidsdag

Pope Leo XIV marked July 4 by visiting Lampedusa, Sicily, to commemorate migrants who died attempting to reach Europe, rather than celebrating American independence. The pontiff, who has criticized U.S. immigration policies, chose to honor the tens of thousands of lives lost in migration over the nation's 250th anniversary festivities.