Pope offers hope to poor in visit to namesake's Assisi home
Pope Francis greets Abdul Razaq Quadery, left, and his wife Salima, second from left, two refugees from Afghanistan, at a meeting of listening and prayer inside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi, central Italy, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Pope Francis met a group of 500 poor people from different parts of Europe ahead of the fifth World Day of the Poor on Sunday. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
By ALESSANDRA TARANTINO and NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press
ASSISI, Italy — Pope Francis traveled to the hilltop town of his namesake for the fifth time in his pontificate on Friday to honor the poorest and most marginal and urge that they be welcomed and cared for by the church....
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