A group of migrant children ride with Pope Francis on his popemobile. (Photo: Andrew Medichini, AP)VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis gave a joyride in his popemobile Wednesday to eight migrant children who recently arrived in Italy from Libya, his latest gesture to show solidarity with asylum-seekers and those on society's margins. The Vatican said some of the children had arrived in Italy on a migrant boat a few months ago, while others arrived April 29 with their families via a humanitarian corridor. Pope Francis poses for a selfie photo with some refugees in St. Peter's Square. Francis returned home from a 2016 trip to a Lesbos, Greece refugee camp with a dozen Syrians on his plane.

Source: Libya Today May 15, 2019 14:48 UTC