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Pope slams ‘indifference’ towards migrants arriving in Europe by sea

Pope Francis delivers his speech at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille [Christophe Simon/AFP]

Pope Francis has blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life, as he arrived in France amid a new influx of refugees from Africa reaching the coasts of Europe.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church entered the growing political controversy on Friday during the first day of a visit to the Mediterranean city of Marseille, saying European governments had a duty to rescue asylum seekers who take to sea to escape conflict.

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