Migrants in Tenerife Tell Pope Leo XIV: We Do Not Ask for Privileges Or Compassion

Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV greets Bousso Diouf, a woman from Senegal, at the Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands.

At Las Raíces reception center in Spain’s Canary Islands, the Pope heard testimonies from migrants who risked their lives crossing the Atlantic and urged a more humane response rooted in dignity.

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