Pope Francis attends a meeting with members of the Roma Community at Lunik IX district in Kosice, Slovakia, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
KOSICE, Slovakia (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday condemned prejudice and discrimination against Europe's Roma people during a visit to one of the most impoverished communities in Slovakia, saying it was wrong to pigeonhole entire ethnic groups.
Francis, 84, arrived at the bleak Lunik IX settlement on the outskirts of Slovakia's second biggest city, Kosice, on his penultimate day in the country.
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