Catholic World News

Pope meets with wife of Julian Assange

June 30, 2023

» Continue to this story on Vatican Press Office

CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis met on June 30 with Stella Assange, the wife of Wikileaks figure Julian Assange, in a private audience.

The Vatican offered no details on the meeting, but Stella Assange is campaigning for her husband’s freedom.

Julian Assange is currently being held in England, fighting against extradition to the US, where he would face criminal charges for revealing state secrets.

The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.

 


For all current news, visit our News home page.


Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in.

All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!

There are no comments yet for this item.