Vatican Presses U.S. on Guantanamo Inmate Treatment

The Associated Press reports, “The Vatican on Monday asked the U.S. to find an ‘adequate humanitarian solution’ for prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.” The request was made to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. The call to action reflects “Pope Francis’ vocal concern that prisoners be treated with dignity and not be subject to inhumane treatment.”

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