Pope Francis had lunch with 21 Syrian Muslim refugees -- including nine children -- at his private residence at the Vatican yesterday, sending a powerful message to those in the West fervently opposed to welcoming those forced to flee the war-torn nation, the Religion News website reports today (August 12, 2016).
The Vatican's chief media spokesman, Greg Burke, said the pope's guests included the Syrian families who returned to Italy with him from the Greek island of Lesbos aboard the papal plane after his official visit there in April.
"Both the adults and the children had the chance to speak with Pope Francis about the start of their life in Italy," Burke said.
"The children gave him a collection of their drawings, and the pope reciprocated with toys and other gifts," he added.
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