Pope Francis wears a yellow plastic ID bracelet as he visits a migrant reception centre during a pastoral visit in Bologna, Italy October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
BOLOGNA, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday urged governments and people to do more to help migrants and not see them as enemies, wearing a plastic ID bracelet used by asylum seekers to drive home his message.
Francis visited a drab refugee centre on the outskirts of Bologna known simply as "The Hub". Run by a charity, it is home to about 1,000 asylum seekers, most of whom risked their lives crossing the Mediterranean from Africa and the Middle East.
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