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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...