Pope Francis condemns migrant 'slavery, torture'

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 05, 2021 12:13 am

UPDATE 12:00AM DEC. 5, 2021

POPE Francis on Friday condemned 'slavery' and 'torture' suffered by people fleeing war and poverty, speaking at a prayer service for migrants on a visit to the divided island of Cyprus.

Pope Francis looks on during an ecumenical prayer with migrants at the Roman Catholic church of the Holy Cross near the United Nations buffer zone in the Cypriot city of Nicosia, Europe's last divided capital, on December 3, 2021. Pope Francis appealed for a sense of fraternity in an open-air mass in Cyprus on Friday, the second day of a visit to the divided Mediterranean island that has focused heavily on the plight of migrants. ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP

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