ROME (AP) — Hasan Zaheda and his family, refugees from Syria, are rebuilding their lives in a basement-level apartment on the outskirts of Rome. They fled Damascus during the civil war with minimal belongings and were brought to Italy by Pope Francis almost a decade ago along with two other Muslim families from refugee camps in Lesbos.
As the Zahedas observe Ramadan, Pope Francis, who is currently battling pneumonia in a nearby hospital, remains in their prayers. The family admires the Pope's humility and openness towards different ethnicities and religions.
