Pope reiterates support of press freedom ahead of Malta PM meeting
by Angela Giuffrida from on (#4W614)
Pontiff had been urged to cancel after Joseph Muscat quit in crisis over journalist's murder
The Vatican has stressed Pope Francis's commitment to press freedom before a meeting between the pontiff and the Maltese prime minister, Joseph Muscat.
The private meeting is due to go ahead despite calls in Malta for the pope to cancel it amid a political crisis triggered by the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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