Pope Leo XIV warns migrant traffickers, urges integration in Canary Islands

“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity. “You are not numbers or case files. “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV

For Pope Leo, it pays to have friends in high places — especially earthly ones. The pope wrapped up his trip to Spain by borrowing a private jet from Spain’s King Filipe VI after the Vatican’s chartered plane, with the press corps on board, broke down.

“For every life lost, every family deceived, every body subjugated, every woman threatened, every worker exploited, you will have to appear before divine justice. Break those chains and free those you hold under your dominion.” #PopeLeoXIV #Solidarity #HumanDignity

Pope Leo XIV blessed humanitarian aid for Ukraine during a visit to Spain 31 vehicles were blessed, including ambulances and passenger cars from Santa Clara Monastery Foundation, led by Sister Maria Lucia Caram Padilla She has supported Ukraine for years This is real support, not “deep concern”

CNN reports that Trump's support among Catholics has fallen by 20 points thanks to his recent attacks on Pope Leo.

🇻🇦 Pope Leo XIV renewed his support for migrants on Friday in the Canary Islands, saying "all of us are migrants" and urged newcomers to do their part to integrate, on the final day of a weeklong visit to Spain focused on migration issues. ➡️ u.afp.com/SzwM

The Pope Leo XIV visits the Canary Islands. It is the first Pope ever to do so. Although the reason of his visit is linked to the African migration to the islands, the Catholic Church has played a very strong role before, during and after the conquest of the Canary Islands by the crown of Castile. 🧵

On the docks of Gran Canaria, Pope Leo XIV gave Europe a truth no border can erase: human dignity has no passport. Migrants are not files, quotas or headlines; they are people with names, fears and futures. 1/2

📸 Pope Leo made a plea to recognize the dignity of migrants in the port of Arguineguin on the island of Gran Canaria today, as he met with migrants and aid workers during his Spain trip. He also threw a wreath into the sea to pay tribute to migrants who perished on their journey.

"Human dignity has no passport, nor does it lose value when crossing a border." ~ Pope Leo XIV, 6/11/26

In a historic address to the Spanish Parliament, Pope Leo XIV challenged leaders—and all of us—to measure greatness not by wealth, power, or influence, but by how we accompany, protect, and love those who are most vulnerable.

There are a lot of problems with the Catholic Church, *especially* its views on abortion and trans people, but on the specific issue of migrant rights Pope Leo has been a voice for good

At 11;05pm local, the military Falcon of King Felipe VI of Spain, with Pope Leo on board, landed at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. It had departed two hours late from Tenerife after a technical issue that forced the plane to be replaced.

I'm thankful that His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, is using his voice to call for peace, human dignity and compassion at a moment when too many leaders are choosing fear and division. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

"Today, here by the sea, every individual that arrives asks us what remains of our humanity. Sooner or later, it will be known whether we protected life or whether we yielded to indifference." (Pope Leo XIV, Meeting with organizations working with migrants at the Port of Arguineguín)