Showing common touch, Pope visits Muslim, elderly families in Milan


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  • Saturday, 25 Mar 2017

Pope Francis addresses priests and consecrated persons at the Duomo, the cathedral of Milan, in Milan, Italy, March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi

MILAN (Reuters) - Pope Francis showed the common touch during a trip to Italy's business capital on Saturday, visiting the homes of working-class families, including a Muslim one, and using an outdoor portable toilet.

Instead of making his entry into the northern city via its grand centre, site of a gothic cathedral, top fashion labels and the famed La Scala opera house, he started his one-day visit at a bleak public housing project on the outskirts.

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