MADRID: Pope Leo XIV called for a global response to the “tragic drama” of migration and said world peace was a “true global imperative” in an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament on Monday.
The pope also urged lawmakers to defend life “from conception to its natural end.”
In his address to parliament, he called for “safe and legal pathways” for immigration and for migrants to be given “a respectful welcome and real opportunities for integration.”
“The tragic drama of migration ... challenges the conscience of nations and the ethical foundation of the international order today,” he said.
In contrast with many of its European allies, Spain under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has a relatively liberal immigration policy.
