Pope Leo XIV visited the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on July 4th. The small island was the first place that Pope Francis visited as pope.
Since the murder of Colonel Gaddafi and the so called ‘Arab Spring’, the island has been flooded with migrants who the enter Europe.
The problem shows no signs of going away.
Pope Leo XIV visited the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on the 4th of July
— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) July 5, 2026
The island has become a hub for huge flows of migrants since the early 2010s, mostly because of the effects of Western backed regime changes and colour revolutions pic.twitter.com/M5CzBZDxm6
On July 4th, Pope Leo XIV will visit Lampedusa
— Catholic Arena (@CatholicArena) July 2, 2026
The Mediterranean island has been swamped with migrants since 2011
This is how Hillary Clinton celebrated the death of Colonel Gaddafi that year, a death that has helped to create 15 years of mass migration into Europe pic.twitter.com/aJtGGrsQr8
