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Pope says EU states should share responsibility for migrants

A migrant on board NGO rescue ship 'Humanity 1' looks at dock in Catania, Italy, November 6, 2022. Camilla Kranzusch/SOS Humanity/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis said on Sunday European Union member states should share responsibility for taking in migrants and not just leave it to the countries where people arrive.

He spoke as migration triggered fresh political tensions in Italy, where there has been a stand-off between the government and charity ships trying to disembark migrants.

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