11 July: Day of Prayer for migrants who died in the Mediterranean vaticannews.va

In the first five months of 2021, more than 630 men, women and children drowned in the central Mediterranean Sea as they sought a better life in Europe.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) the 632 recorded deaths represent an increase of 200 percent compared to last year.

Similar tragedies, the Italian Bishops say, “shake consciences and demand we view the phenomenon of migration with lucidity.”…

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