Pope Francis Baptizes Migrant Who Disarmed Cleaver-wielding Robber


John Ogah, a Nigerian beggar in Rome, disarmed the criminal and was granted residency by Italian police.

The following article appears on BBC.com.

Six months ago Nigerian John Ogah was alone, without a home or job, begging for small change outside an Italian supermarket in Rome.

He struggles for words to describe his situation, likening his survival to that of a dead person with nothing to lose.

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