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Three families of Syrian refugees hosted by Pope Francis in Vatican. Sant’Egidio provides first welcome

Coming back from the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis has taken on his plane three families of refugees from Syria fleeing form war. They are 12 people- 6 of them are children – who will be hosted in Vatican. They come from bombed cities, had lost everything and are in a very precarious condition. […]

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Syria and Iraq: a new appeal of the Community of Sant’Egidio on the dramatic situation of Christians

The facts of recent days and the kidnapping of the two Italian aid workers, Greta Ramelli and Vanessa Marzullo, which took place in Aleppo, confirm the severity of the situation and the urgent need for international intervention, already expressed by Andrea Riccardi The Community of Sant’Egidio expresses its deepest concern about the dramatic situation of […]