All of us are migrants, says pope as he arrives in Tenerife

The Guardian UK Friday 12 June 2026, 15:05 UTC By Ashifa Kassam, European Community affairs correspondent 1 min read

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Pope Leo urges ‘human family’ to do more to welcome refugees and warns people traffickers to expect ‘divine justice’Pope Leo has used the final day of his weeklong tour of Spain to stress that “all of us are migrants” as he praised the power of integration, adding: “Yesterday’s foreigner may be today’s brother and neighbour. ”The pontiff arrived on Friday in Tenerife, the largest and most populous of the Canary Islands. Soon after he made his way to a reception centre housed in former...

Pope Leo urges ‘human family’ to do more to welcome refugees and warns people traffickers to expect ‘divine justice’

Pope Leo has used the final day of his weeklong tour of Spain to stress that “all of us are migrants” as he praised the power of integration, adding: “Yesterday’s foreigner may be today’s brother and neighbour.”

The pontiff arrived on Friday in Tenerife, the largest and most populous of the Canary Islands. Soon after he made his way to a reception centre housed in former military barracks that has accommodated as many as 4,000 people to address the hundreds of migrants gathered there.

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