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A Catholic priest since 1994, Fr. Angelo Romano is the rector of the Basilica of Saint Bartholomeo in Rome, the Memorial Church for the New Christian Martyrs, and teaches contemporary history at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Vatican City. He is also a member of the Sant'Egidio Community in Rome, where he is in charge of its peacebuilding initiatives, especially in western Africa and the African Great Lakes area. In 2012, Romano took part in negotiating the release of eight soldiers in Senegal who were taken hostage by separatist rebels. He received his degree in political science from the Sapienza University of Rome, license in theology from the Gregorian University, and Ph.D. in the history of the Church from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan.