Pope Francis baptizes Nigerian 'migrant hero' at Easter eve mass

Tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for an Easter mass led by Pope Francis, who on the previous night, baptized eight people, including a man known in Italy as the “migrant hero.”

Nigerian John Francesco

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