Mirants - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 16 May 2019 04:59:42 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Mirants - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Children rescued from Libya hitch a lift with Pope Francis https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/05/16/children-libya-pope-francis/ Thu, 16 May 2019 07:55:04 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=117631 Pope Francis took eight children rescued from crisis-hit Libya for a ride in his popemobile Wednesday, the youngsters grinning and snapping photos as they whizzed round Saint Peter's Square. The children, wearing T-shirts reading "Welcome, Protect, Promote, Integrate", hailed from Syria, Nigeria and the Congo, and were airlifted out of Libya along with their families Read more

Children rescued from Libya hitch a lift with Pope Francis... Read more]]> Pope Francis took eight children rescued from crisis-hit Libya for a ride in his popemobile Wednesday, the youngsters grinning and snapping photos as they whizzed round Saint Peter's Square.

The children, wearing T-shirts reading "Welcome, Protect, Promote, Integrate", hailed from Syria, Nigeria and the Congo, and were airlifted out of Libya along with their families on April 29.

A smiling Francis took them on board for a ride around the packed square during his weekly general audience, stopping several times along the way to kiss and bless babies held up to him from the crowd. Read more

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