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Migrants are not enemies, just brothers and sisters in need, pope says

Migrants are not enemies, just brothers and sisters in need, pope says

Friday, September 12, 2025
In a video message Sept. 12, the pope gave his full support to a bid by the people of the Italian island of Lampedusa to win UNESCO recognition for their “gestures of hospitality” to migrants as an example of an “intangible cultural heritage” that should be protected. The post Migrants are not enemies, just brothers and sisters in need, pope says first appeared on OSV News.