On the evening of April 21, eighty-five migrants were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard and landed at the Favarolo dock in Lampedusa. The patrol boats ventured out in the stormy sea, ...

In recent years, however, it has acquired new fame as the world’s deadliest sea crossing. In October 2013, off the Italian island of Lampedusa more than 500 people drowned attempting the journey to ...

They said many had fallen into the sea. The bodies of six people were taken to Lampedusa. Six men and four women were among the survivors transferred to a reception centre on the island.

More than 40 people have been reported missing after a boat that departed from the Tunisian city of Sfax and was heading across the Mediterranean Sea to the shores of Lampedusa capsized. The only ...

The sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea are home to over 700 varieties ... The Sicilian channel, near the Italian island of Lampedusa, is the only location in the Atlantic region ...

Pope Francis’ prioritization of the plight of migrants and refugees continued was a focus of his pontificate, both in words and in action.

Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa. “Still ...

In August 2019, Open Arms approached Italy with 150 migrants rescued at sea, some in the Maltese rescue area, with Lampedusa the closest port. They spent 10 days in international waters and ...

The plight of migrants was one of Pope Francis’ top priorities. In 2013, the newly elected pontiff made his first pastoral ...

On 18 April 2015, Europe witnessed one of the largest tragedies at sea when over 1,000 people died or went missing in the Mediterranean as their boat capsized between Libya and Lampedusa. Since then, ...

The son of Italian immigrants in Argentina, Pope Francis sometimes invoked his own family history when speaking about ...