Pope Leo XIV to Transform "pier of shame" in Gran Canaria Spanish Island into Hope for Immigrants from Africa
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The pier of Arguineguín is already beginning to be transformed to receive Pope Leo XIV. Less than two weeks after the visit of the pontiff to the Canary Islands, workers and volunteers work against the clock in the construction of the stage that will host the meeting with migrants scheduled for 11 June, one of the acts with the greatest symbolic burden of the entire papal agenda in the Islands.
Pope Leo XIV to Transform "pier of shame" in Gran Canaria Spanish Island into Hope for Immigrants from Africa
The port of Arguineguín with its pier located on the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, where Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit on June 11, is at first glance just another port in a fishing town. But it's a seemingly nondescript place that in 2020 became the setting for one of the most dramatic episodes of Europe’s migration crisis. A port transformed into a symbol For four months, more than 2,600 people — six times the capacit…
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