Pope Leo set to visit Canary Islands to show defense of migrants remains priority issue

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(5 Jun 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Barcelona, Spain - 3 June 2026 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Renata Brito, The Associated Press: "Why is Pope Leo going to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean that is closer to Africa than to continental Europe? The answer is: migration. The Canary Islands have been used as a stepping stone for migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe for decades and the Atlantic route is believed by some experts to be even