All Europe must share responsibility for migrants, pope says

Pope Francis walks with Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza after the weekly general audience at the Paul VI Audience Hall, at the Vatican, December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - All European countries must share the responsibility for taking in migrants and helping them integrate, Pope Francis said on Wednesday, urging nations to open "the door of the heart".

Speaking at his weekly general audience, Francis, who has made the defence of migrants and refugees a cornerstone of his papacy, said he was able to touch their "wounded humanity" during his trip to Cyprus and Greece earlier this month.