Pope Leo slams Europe for treating migrants like ‘numbers or files’

Pope Leo XIV criticized European governments for treating migrants as 'numbers or files' during a speech in Gran Canaria, Spain, highlighting their indifference to migrant suffering. He condemned the Mediterranean and Atlantic as 'graveyards without tombstones' and called for compassion, addressing an audience including migrants. The remarks preceded the EU's new Migration and Asylum Pact, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez emphasized pro-migrant policies.