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A funny thing happened while the pope had lunch with some prison inmates…

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Deacon Greg Kandra - published on 10/12/17

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Turns out, two of the prisoners escaped.

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Two inmates escaped during a lunch event with Pope Francis at the Basilica of San Petronio earlier this month, Bologna-based newspaper Il Resto del Carlino reported on Wednesday. During a visit to the historic city on October 1, the pope attended a lunch with 20 inmates from a prison near Modena. However, before lasagna was served, volunteers realized that two of the inmates had left voluntarily. Fearing the worst, the volunteers immediately alerted police of the escapees. Police have asked the public to cooperate in finding the two fugitives, who have yet to surface after their daring stunt before the pontiff. The two fugitives were identified as Neapolitans. Castelfranco Emilia, the social reintegration facility that formerly housed the escapees, hosts two groups of prisoners: drug addicts and people who require supervision for being a danger to public safety. It is unclear which group the two inmates were part of.

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