Vatican says Pope Francis ` praying ' for Italian priest kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria 's Benin City . 
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Chief Vatican spokesman Greg Burke wrote on Twitter on Friday evening : "Pope Francis has been informed about the Italian priest Maurizio Pallu kidnapped in Nigeria and he is praying for him ."
Chief Vatican spokesman Greg Burke wrote on Twitter on Friday evening : [TGT] has been informed about the Italian priest Maurizio Pallu kidnapped in Nigeria and [TGT] is praying for [TGT] ."