Despite the massive presence of some 1,000 police officers and additional security measures, excitement and concern marked New Year's Eve Photo: Christoph Hardt

Italian Church responds to accusations of subsidizing illegal migration

According to statements from the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), the CEI has never directly supported ‘Mediterranea Saving Humans – APS,’ but it accepted a request presented by two dioceses within a broad framework that, according to the Magisterium of Pope Francis, envisions the reception, protection, promotion, and integration of migrants, as well as attention and assistance to those displaced in the war zone in Ukraine