Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for Ceuta on Sunday, in the aftermath of a migrant border surge sent the Spanish city into turmoil and raised tensions over migration throughout the European Union. RELATED: In Canary Islands, pope puts a spotlight on tragedies of migrationOn Saturday, Spanish authorities installed a 1,600-foot-long sea barrier along the border separating Ceuta from Morocco. By Sunday morning, shops were open in the Spanish city, which prides itself on its culture of harmonious coexistence among Christians, Muslims, Jews and a tiny Hindu population present in the city for more than a century. Late last week, in the midst of the border surge, Italy temporarily suspended its borderless travel arrangement with Sapin under the EU’s Schengen Agreement. Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers from the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Sunday following the Angelus.