Archbishop of Milan Angelo Scola
will have lunch with nine Muslim refugees following Epiphany
celebrations in the city's cathedral on Wednesday.
The cardinal will dine with the Hamdawis, a stateless
Palestinian family who fled Iraq and passed through Syria,
Turkey, Italy, Sweden and Denmark to finally be hosted in the
parish of Cinisello Balsamo after spending eight months in the
Casa Suraya refugee centre in Milan.
"At Casa Suraya it's like we have a family. In Cinisello
Balsamo we have got to know people who live in the context of
the parish, we are getting on well," said the oldest son Khaled.
"I serve as a volunteer for Caritas and I lend a hand to
the refugees at Central Station," he said.
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