Seema Gupta
Coverage of Seema Gupta in the Nexus archive.
- Pope Leo's visits to Lampedusa on July 4 'symbolic'
Pope Leo XIV visited Lampedusa on July 4 to honor migrants who died seeking Europe, contrasting with the US's Fourth of July celebrations. The Pope, who has clashed with the Trump administration over immigration policies, celebrated Mass at a migrant cemetery on the Sicilian island. The event coincided with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
- Vatican excommunicates ultraconservative breakaway bishops in first crisis for Pope
The Vatican excommunicated six bishops from the Society of St Pius X, an ultraconservative Catholic group, and warned lay believers who formally adhere to the group would face the same fate. The decree followed the group's consecration of four new bishops, defying Pope Leo XIV and deepening a rift that began in 1988.
- Deadly attack on migrants highlights issue of labour abuse in Italy
Four migrants working in slave-like conditions as fruit pickers in southern Italy were burned to death in a van at a petrol station in Amendolara, Calabria. Surveillance footage showed two individuals igniting the vehicle before fleeing, prompting national discussions on labor exploitation.