Pope calls Italy “harder” to help the refugees

The Pope asked to “expand the scope” for refugees in the Italian cities.

Pope Francis called on mayors of Italian cities to redouble efforts to integrate those arriving in Italy refugees. This was the Pope said at a meeting with mayors in the Vatican.

The Pontiff noted that he understands all the difficulties faced by city officials because of the influx of refugees in recent years and called for a “new ethics”, aims to “leave arrived on our territory on the side”, and to create places where people could “meet and fellowship with each other”.

According to Francis, you need to “expand the area” and not to build a “high tower”.

The Agency says that this week Francis launched a campaign calling on politicians and people to go out, to meet with the migrants and listening to their stories, and not to consider them as “faceless statistics”.

Acute immigration crisis in Europe arose in connection with the fighting in the middle East and Africa. According to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk during 2015 in Europe came about 1.5 million workers.

According to the International organization for migration, the number of illegally migrate to European countries in 2016 amounted to 387 thousand people. In 2017 in Europe came more than 143 thousand workers, of which 136 thousand on the sea. Died during transport 2655 asylum seekers.

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