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[Judi Lynn]

Pope Francis Sends Jailed Argentine Activist a Blessed Rosary




Published 15 February 2016 (18 hours 50 minutes ago)

Pope Francis met with Milagro Sala in the Vatican in 2014 after visiting communities where the Indigenous leader worked in their home country Argentina.


Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with jailed Argentine activist and Indigenous leader Milagro Sala on Monday by sending her a blessed rosary. Sala has been called the first political prisoner of President Mauricio Macri’s administration.

“The pope appreciates the work of social leaders, who are fighting to change the situation of the many who have no place to live or adequate food,” Palmeyro Enrique, director of the Vatican education network Scholas Occurrentes, told Argentine radio station La Red on Monday.

Pope Francis met with Milagro Sala in the Vatican in 2014 after visiting communities where the Indigenous leader worked in their home country Argentina.

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with jailed Argentine activist and Indigenous leader Milagro Sala on Monday by sending her a blessed rosary. Sala has been called the first political prisoner of President Mauricio Macri’s administration.

“The pope appreciates the work of social leaders, who are fighting to change the situation of the many who have no place to live or adequate food,” Palmeyro Enrique, director of the Vatican education network Scholas Occurrentes, told Argentine radio station La Red on Monday.

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