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Tempers flare as temperatures soar at Rome’s ‘Gloomy Street’ migrant centre
August 8, 2016 By Faith Matters

Tempers flare as temperatures soar at Rome’s ‘Gloomy Street’ migrant centre

Tempers are flaring between increasingly frustrated residents and boat migrants mostly from Africa using a well-known transit camp in central Rome as temperatures soar this summer. Italy is taking in thousands of boat migrants every week for a third year in a row, and friction is common between them and those who live along the […]

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Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek island
April 16, 2016 By Faith Matters

Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek island

Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome on Saturday after visiting the frontline of Europe’s migrant crisis at a camp in Greece where migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for help. At a sprawling fenced complex on the Aegean island of Lesbos, adults and children broke down […]

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New Daesh Video Highlights Threats of More Terrorism in European Capitals
April 5, 2016 By Faith Matters

New Daesh Video Highlights Threats of More Terrorism in European Capitals

The latest video from Daesh or the so-called Islamic State shows a range of threats against European capitals with a narration that highlights landmarks in London, Paris and Rome. In one of the scenes, the Eiffel Tower is seen to be toppling over and the view promoted is that the capitals of Europe are not […]

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