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Vatican City, Aug 26, 2014 \/ 08:42 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- In response to rumors that the Islamic State may be targeting Pope Francis, Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. said there is no reason for concern.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere is nothing serious to this. There is no particular concern in the Vatican. This news has no foundation,\u201d the spokesman told CNA Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

\tThe rumors spread following an Aug. 25 article published in Italian newspaper \u201cIl Tempo,\u201d which said the number of jihadists in Italy is on the rise due to the influx of unidentified immigrants in the country.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the article, Islamic fundamentalists led by Al-Baghdadi plan to \u201craise the level of confrontation\u201d in Europe and alluded to Israeli sources who said that Pope Francis is \u201calso in the crosshairs of ISIS\u201d as \u201cthe greatest exponent of the Christian religions\u201d and the \u201cbearer of false truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAl-Baghdadi has been named as Caliph \u2013 the head of state and absolute monarch \u2013 of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in western Iraq and north-eastern Syria, and is the former head of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).<\/p>\n

\tWhile the reports regarding the threat of attacks in Europe and on the Pope appear to be unfounded, an Aug. 20 article published by Italian news agency Rai reveals that Italy is tightening its security.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the agency, there have been no targeted threats or specific indications of attacks on Italy. However, a nationwide alert has been issued.<\/p>\n

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