Italy: Pope Francis

Pope Francis: Francis, a pope from the end of the Earth whose ancestors immigrated to Argentina from Italy, has a special place in his heart for refugees: As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he denounced the exploitation of migrants as slavery and said those who did nothing to help them were complicit by their silence. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Vatican publishes encyclical authored by two popes Pope Francis heads Monday to the Sicilian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome, going to the farthest reaches of Italy to pray with migrants who have recently arrived by boat and mourn those who have died trying. Pope Francis calls for structural renewal to keep up with the places, the times (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.