“The Island That Became Europe’s Conscience”: Pope Francis in Lampedusa and the Moral Reckoning No One Can Escape The Arrival That Broke the Silence When Pope Francis stepped onto Lampedusa, the island didn’t cheer. It exhaled. For years, Lampedusa has carried Europe’s heaviest burden — the bodies, the boats, the grief, the politics. It has seen more funerals than policy solutions. More rescues than reforms. More desperation than diplomacy. And now, the most recognizable mora