Pope calls for protection and dignity of migrant children to be 'central'

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 14 - Pope Leo XIV has called for the protection and dignity of migrant children to be central for authorities and rescue workers. In managing the migration phenomenon, "the principle of the best interests of the child" must be reaffirmed, says Leo in his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (September 27). Institutions must "place the protection and dignity of every single child and adolescent at the center," the Pope states. "This involves adopting effe...

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