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Papal sympathy after shipwreck off Yemen
August 04, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV has issued a message saying that he is “deeply saddened by the devastating loss of life” after a shipwreck off the coast of Yemen.
More than 100 migrants are feared dead after their ship capsized. The Gulf of Aden, off Yemen, has become a regular sea route for migrants from eastern Africa seeking to reach the wealthy countries of the Arabian peninsula.
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