{"id":24954,"date":"2026-06-25T05:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resqship.org\/?p=24954"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:31:22","slug":"press-point-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resqship.org\/en\/press-point-pope\/","title":{"rendered":"POPE LEO XIV IN LAMPEDUSA: THE MESSAGE OF SURVIVORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY FROM THE BORDER"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]INVITATION TO PRESS POINT ON 3 JULY<\/b> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 25 June 2026 \u00a0<\/b>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/resqship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/puntostampa-papa.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Comunicato in italiano” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pope Leo XIV is visiting Lampedusa on 4 July. To mark the occasion six civil society organisations have come together to alert about the current situation along the migration route on the evening before the official ceremonies. The event will center on reports by <\/b>Ragazzi Baye Fall<\/i><\/b> and <\/b>Refugees in Libya<\/i><\/b> \u2013 both self-organised initiatives founded by people with lived experience of displacement and related violence and repressions.<\/b><\/p>\n

The upcoming papal visit might draw only fleeting attention to the situation in the Central Mediterranean. <\/span>Ragazzi Baye Fall<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span>Refugees in Libya<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span>Mediterranean Hope \u2013 Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia<\/span><\/i><\/a> (FCEI), <\/span>Maldusa<\/span><\/i><\/a>, <\/span>Resqhip<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and <\/span>Sea-Watch<\/span><\/i><\/a>, thus, are putting the stark reality of the border regime on the agenda. Drawing from their own lived experiences of flight and daily on-the-ground solidarity with arriving people, the representatives will expose the ongoing systemic injustices that are often overlooked. Speakers will outline recent developments at the arrival pier, Molo Favaloro, following the enforcement of the European Union\u2019s (EU) New Pact on Migration and Asylum (CEAS).<\/span><\/p>\n

We cordially invite all interested journalists to this press point. Three brief opening interventions, in both Italian and English, will be followed by ample opportunity for individual interviews, follow-up questions, such as both audio and video statements.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n