First visit by a pope to city in 500 years will focus on issue of Mediterranean crossings
Pope Francis arrived in Marseille on Friday promising a message of tolerance on migration, amid a bitter row over Europe’s approach to asylum seekers.
The two-day visit focused on Mediterranean crossings comes at a time of heated debate in Europe over how to share responsibility for people arriving on boats from north Africa.
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