Rome Newsroom, Mar 5, 2021 / 03:40 am
Pope Francis met with Iraqi refugees in Rome early Friday before his flight to Baghdad.
The pope spent a few moments with about a dozen refugees from Iraq and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the papal almoner, according to a statement from Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, on March 5.
The Iraqi refugees have been assisted by the Catholic Community of Sant'Egidio and the Auxilium Social Cooperative since their arrival in Italy.
The meeting took place just before 7 a.m. as Pope Francis was leaving for Rome's Fiumicino International Airport to board his Alitalia flight for Baghdad.