Pope pays tribute to those driven from their homes by ISIS in private phone call

Vatican, SANA – Pope Francis called refugees in Iraq saying they too were like Jesus as they had also been forced to flee their homes.

In the phone call Wednesday, the Pontiff told refugees at the tent camp in Ankawa, northern Iraq, that they too were like Jesus and were forced to flee because there was no place for them.

Earlier this week, the Pope had written a Christmas letter to the Christians of the Middle East expressing his closeness to them

The Pope told the refugees: ‘You’re like Jesus on this night, and I bless you and am close to you. ‘I embrace you all and wish for you a holy Christmas.’

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