Two readers of en were recently very taken by this distinctive cross which is on display in the chapel at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
According to the college website: ‘The cross is made from the timbers of a refugee boat that came ashore at Lampedusa in 2016. The carpenter, Francesco Tuccio, has been using this material to remind the world of the frail boats and many deaths.’
At least 3,129 refugees and migrants died or went missing in the Mediterranean in 2023.
Ten questions with David Yeghnazar
David Yeghnazar has served with Elam Ministries (elam.com) for nearly 25 years and currently serves as the Executive …