Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience at the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to an Italian priest killed by an immigrant suffering from mental illness, while far-right politician Matteo Salvini called for a "vendetta".
Father Roberto Malgesini, 51, who cared for immigrants and other needy people in the northern city of Como, was found dead from a stab wound outside his residence on Tuesday morning.
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