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Pope Leo XIV Schedules Lampedusa Visit, Challenges Trump on Migration

6/20/2026

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Pope Leo XIV announced a July 4 2026 visit to Lampedusa, stressing his clash with President Donald Trump over migration policy.
On June 20 2026 he visited Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, prayed at St. Augustine’s tomb and Mother Frances Cabrini’s shrine, and urged youth to study Cabrini and welcome migrants.
He warned that church attendance is falling in Italy and called for a rediscovery of Catholic faith based on Augustine’s teachings.

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Pope Leo XIV announced a July 4 2026 visit to Lampedusa, stressing his clash with President Donald Trump over migration policy.
On June 20 2026 he visited Pavia and Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, prayed at St. Augustine’s tomb and Mother Frances Cabrini’s shrine, and urged youth to study Cabrini and welcome migrants.
He warned that church attendance is falling in Italy and called for a rediscovery of Catholic faith based on Augustine’s teachings.