Vincenzo Riso News Today

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (OSV News) -- In front of the Church of St. Gerland on the Italian island of Lampedusa, dozens of migrants lined up Sept. 14 in a neat row, one after the other. The queue was long as they waited patiently. The crossing of the sea abyss -- across the Mediterranean from Tunisia -- On the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa locals help tens of thousands migrants.

The prime minister is facing increased pressure from her right-wing coalition partners as the number of migrants trying to enter the country via Lampedusa soars.