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Migrants react as they arrive at the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, on, Aug. 19, 2024. (Credit: Maria Ximena/AP.)

Catholics hope Pope Leo’s visit to Europe’s migration hot spots will ease political tensions

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The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

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Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

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The sun rises behind Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the city in June. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

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