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The Hidden Story Behind the Ceuta Migrant Crisis

Abdel Majid Bziouat
People gather on a hilltop close to the site of clashes near Fnideq, on the Morocco-Spain border, on July 31, 2026.

COMMENTARY: Ceuta shows how migration flows can become powerful tools of political pressure and manipulation.

Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep Following Christ

Pope Leo XIV speaks via a video address to the Eucharistic pilgrimage at its concluding Mass in Philadelphia, July 5, 2026.

The Vatican published a video message from the pontiff on Aug. 2 for Ecuador’s seventh National Youth Day.