MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday that migrants who risk drowning at sea
"must be rescued," calling it"a duty of humanity, a duty of civilisation". Speaking at the start of aSaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 22, 2023 | SaltWireSpeaking at the start of a trip centred on migration issues in the Mediterranean, he said that impeding such rescues is"a gesture of hate".
He spoke at an inter-religious prayer service at a monument dedicated in the port city of Marseille to those lost at sea.
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