Pope Francis meets with the Prime Minister of Uganda, Ms. Robinah Nabbanja, and Expressed Admiration for their Welcome of Migrants



Pope Francis met with the Prime Minister of Uganda, Africa, Ms. Robinah Nabbanja, and expressed his admiration for the welcome given to migrants and refugees from other countries.
Uganda’s Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja was received by Pope Francis at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace  on July 24th.

The meeting lasted around 25 minutes with the Pope and the prime minister discussing various topics, according to Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office.

“Among the topics covered during the conversation, the Pope was touched by the welcome generously extended by Ugandan institutions to migrants and refugees, not only from the African region, but as far as Central Asian countries,” he said.
About 1.5 million refugees and asylum seekers dwell in Uganda, according to the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR. Many of them come from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi.

Pope Francis and Ms. Nabbanja also took part in a customary exchange of gifts.
The Pope gifted Uganda’s prime minister a bronze statue representing a dove carrying an olive branch in its beak. The statue has the inscription: “Be messengers of peace”.

He also offered Ms. Nabbanja copies of several papal documents, including the Pope’s message for this year’s World Day of Peace, the Document on Human Fraternity, and a book on the Statio Orbis on 27 March 2020, published by the Vatican’s Publishing House.
Source: Vatican News

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