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Pope Francis expresses his sorrow for a recent migrant tragedy in the southern Italian town of Cutro, which killed at least 70 people, including 16 minors.

A local fisherman tells of his attempts to rescue migrants whose boat broke apart and splintered at dawn on 26 February on the southern Italian coast just meters from the shore. 68 bodies have been pulled from the water but authorities say there are still between 27 and 47 people missing. 80 people survived the shipwreck. They include Afghans, Pakistanis, Syrians, Iraqis and Somalis.

Francesco, nel dopo Angelus, ricorda il quarto centenario del martirio di San Giosafat e loda l’impegno degli ucraini per “accogliere i connazionali fuggiti dalla guerra”.