Pope Condemns Mafia Violence on Children

Pope Francis visited the heartland of one of Italy's most powerful mafia organizations Saturday, calling for an end to child suffering at the hands of organized crime. During his one-day trip to the Calabria region, the pope met with relatives of a three-year-old boy shot and killed in January in an apparent mob hit over money. Calabria is the power base of global drug trafficking syndicate the 'Ndrangheta. The boy, Nicola "Coco" Campolongo was killed along with his...

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