Romanians urge rights protection in Pope’s visithome/News/World/Romanians urge rights protection in Pope’s visitBLAJ, Romania: Ion, a 72-year-old retiree from Romania’s minority Roma community, said he was used to living without rights. But Pope Francis’ visit to his town Sunday to meet the Roma on the last day of his trip has given Ion new hope. “He will definitely speak about discrimination because we have no rights at all,” says Ion, who declined to give his full name. But the town’s Roma, numbering several thousands, still live mostly in precarious conditions on the periphery. “It’s always been like this for the areas where Roma live, and not only in Blaj.

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2019 16:41 UTC