Refugee families taken to Vatican express gratitude to pontiff for his ‘gesture of hope’ in rescuing them from LesbosThe Syrian refugees Pope Francis took in following his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos beget hailed the pontiff as a saviour for offering them a unusual life.
In a hugely symbolic move seen as a lesson in solidarity for Europe,Francis, who is the son of Italian migrants to Argentina, or took 12 Syrians from three families – all of them Muslims – home with him to the Vatican on Saturday.
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Source: theguardian.com