We pray for 500 people onboard a boat in the Mediterranean Sea. The vessel departed from Libya to Europe with hundreds of people men, 45 women and 56 children on it, including a baby born overnight at sea. The Italian NGO Emergency reported that the Maltese authorities have so far failed to heed calls for a rescue. They approached the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, which responded that the case falls under the mandate of the Maltese authorities.