Francis talks Refugees, Sanders Meeting, Divorce and Communion Aboard Papal Plane

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Apr 16 2016 - 12:40pm | Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service

Pope Francis meets refugees at the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, April 16, 2016. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, he said he said yes immediately because it was "an inspiration of the Holy Spirit."
In the end, he said, 12 Syrians—members of three families, including six children—had all the necessary papers from the Greek and Italian governments in time to fly with the pope April 16.
The fact that the 12 are all Muslims did not enter into the equation, the pope said. "I gave priority to children of God."

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