Pope urges Europe to do more for migrants while visiting gateway island

The pope story

The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around pope.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of pope, urges, europe, migrants, visiting: The pontiff pays tribute to migrants who lost their lives at sea at a cemetery on the Italian island of Lampedusa.