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Pope Francis told Crepin that he had prayed a lot for his wife and daughter after hearing their tragic story and offered his blessing.
Pope Francis had an emotional meeting on Friday with an African migrant whose wife and six-year-old daughter died while crossing a desert in Tunisia.
With tears in his eyes, 30-year-old Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin shared his story during a meeting at the Pope’s Vatican City residence Casa Santa Marta on Nov. 17.
Pope Francis meets with Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin, a 30-year-old man from Cameroon who shared his story during a meeting at the pope’s Vatican City residence Casa Santa Marta on Nov. 17. Credit: Vatican Media
Crepin, who has come to be known in Italian media by his nickname “Pato,” is originally from Cameroon but decided to leave his home country after his older sister was killed amid the violence of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis.
While staying at a migrant camp in Libya in 2016, he met his wife, Matyla, who was from the Ivory Coast. The two of them attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe five times, including while Matyla was pregnant, each time ending up in Libyan detention centers after their attempts failed.
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Pope Francis had an emotional meeting on Friday with an African migrant whose wife and six-year-old daughter died while crossing a desert in Tunisia.
With tears in his eyes, 30-year-old Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin shared his story during a meeting at the Pope’s Vatican City residence Casa Santa Marta on Nov. 17.
Pope Francis meets with Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin, a 30-year-old man from Cameroon who shared his story during a meeting at the pope’s Vatican City residence Casa Santa Marta on Nov. 17. Credit: Vatican Media
Crepin, who has come to be known in Italian media by his nickname “Pato,” is originally from Cameroon but decided to leave his home country after his older sister was killed amid the violence of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis.
While staying at a migrant camp in Libya in 2016, he met his wife, Matyla, who was from the Ivory Coast. The two of them attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe five times, including while Matyla was pregnant, each time ending up in Libyan detention centers after their attempts failed.
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Pope Francis Has Emotional Meeting With African Migrant Who Lost His Wife and Daughter
Pope Francis told Crepin that he had prayed a lot for his wife and daughter after hearing their tragic story and offered his blessing.
