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Pope prays in Marseille for those who died at sea

Maria José Atienza-September 23, 2023-Reading time: < 1 minute

The Pope spent a few minutes in prayer in front of the monument dedicated to sailors and migrants who lost their lives in the Mediterranean in the French city.

The Pope stressed that deceased migrants are not simply numbers but people with names, surnames, faces and stories.


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