Pope Francis on Friday granted an audience to the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is behind bars in Britain and battling extradition to the United States.
Pope Francis attends the Mass of Saint Peter and Paul in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican June 29, 2023.Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY, June 30 - Pope Francis on Friday granted an audience to the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who is behind bars in Britain and"The Holy Father has received in audience Mrs. Stella Assange, with family members," a Vatican statement said, with no further details. Stella Assange tweeted that her family was "overwhelmed" by the private audience, with a photo of herself dressed in black in St. Peter's Square and the hashtag #FreeAssangeNOW.
She is fronting the campaign to have her husband released, but the Vatican did not say if this was discussed in the meeting or if Francis expressed any support for it.Assange is wanted in the U.S. over the release of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables in 2010. HisWashington says the release of the documents had put lives in danger.
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