The Pope opens his home to refugees
17 April 2016
Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian refugees, including six children, home to Rome with him after visiting migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos.
The hugely symbolic gesture will be seen as a damning indictment of European leaders' reaction to the migrant crisis on Europe's and the EU deal to deport migrants to Italy.
The Pope said he wanted to make a "gesture of welcome" by taking the three families back to the Vatican with him, where they will be cared for and supported.
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