Pope Francis

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02 September 2023
China says wants to 'strengthen mutual trust' with Vatican, after Pope message
Fr. Alfredo Cremonesi. (1902-1953). Photo: PIME Missionaries
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20 March 2019
Pope recognises Martyrdom of Myanmar missionary
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of an Italian missionary killed in Myanmar,...
Pope Francis arrives to lead the Holy mass and Presbyteral Ordination at the Suhrawardy Udyan Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 December 2017. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/EPA-EFE
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04 December 2017
Pope causes Myanmar social media anger after trip...
Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry...
Pope Francis (L) arrives in a rickshaw at an Interreligious and Ecumenical meeting for peace at the garden of the Archbishop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 December 2017. Photo: Ettore Ferrari/EPA-EFE
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02 December 2017
Pope Francis praises Bangladesh for helping...
Pope Francis has praised Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to help the hundreds of thousands...
Pope Francis (R) attends a prayer conducted by a Rohingya refugee during an Interreligious and Ecumenical meeting for peace at the garden of the Archbishop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 01 December 2017. Photo: Abir Abdullah/EPA-EFE
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02 December 2017
Pope calls refugees ‘Rohingya’ as he winds up...
Pope Francis referred to refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on...
Pope Francis lays a floral wreath at the National Martyrs' memorial of Bangladesh in Savar, some 30 km from Dhaka, Bangladesh, 30 November 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
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01 December 2017
Pope urges world to act on Rakhine refugee crisis
Pope Francis called Thursday for "decisive" international action on the Rohingya refugee...
Pope Francis arrives at the airport in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on November 30, 2017. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP
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30 November 2017
Pope lands in Bangladesh after contentious...
Pope Francis on Thursday arrived in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of Muslim...
Pope Francis meets with the bishops of Myanmar at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar, 29 November 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
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30 November 2017
Pope ‘moral authority’ undiminished after Myanmar...
The "moral authority" of Pope Francis is undiminished despite his failure to address the...
Catholic faithful wait for Pope Francis to arrive to lead a mass in Yangon on 29 November, 2017. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
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29 November 2017
Pope concludes landmark mass for Myanmar Catholics
A sea of worshippers crowded into a football field in Yangon early Wednesday for an open-...
Pope Francis arrives to lead the Holy mass as faithfuls wave Myanmar and Vatican City flags at Kyaikkasan ground in Yangon on 29 November 2017. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
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29 November 2017
Pope appeals to Buddhist clergy to overcome ‘...
Pope Francis called on Myanmar's top Buddhist monks to conquer "prejudice and hatred" in...
Pope Francis waves to Myanmar catholics prior to an open air mass in Yangon on November 29, 2017. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP
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29 November 2017
Pope to lead huge mass for Myanmar Catholics
Pope Francis will lead an open-air mass on today for some 200,000 Catholics in Myanmar,...
Pope Francis (L) and Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) pose for a photo during their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 28 November 2017. Photo: EPA
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28 November 2017
Pope sidesteps Rohingya crisis in Myanmar address
Pope Francis called for respect for rights and justice in a keenly-watched address in...
A Catholic nun plays the keyboard whilst worshippers sing during morning prayers at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Yangon on November 28, 2017, a day after the arrival of Pope Francis to the country. Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP
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28 November 2017
Graveyard an unlikely dorm as Myanmar Catholics...
As dawn breaks, Zaw Ba stirs from a night's sleep tucked among tombstones in a Yangon...

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