Pope Francis In Bangladesh
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Myanmar Social Media Anger After Pope Uses 'Rohingya' Word
Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where just days earlier he chose not to publicly air their plight.
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Pope Francis Wraps Up Asia Tour After Meeting Rohingya
Pope Francis wrapped up a high-stakes Asia tour Saturday after meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
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Pope Calls Refugees 'Rohingya' After Emotional Meeting In Dhaka
Pope Francis referred to refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on Friday, using the politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority for the first time on an Asia tour dominated by their plight after meeting some of them in Dhaka.
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Pope Francis Leads Dhaka Mass Before Rohingya Meeting
Pope Francis led a giant open-air mass in Dhaka on Friday ahead of finally coming face to face with Rohingya refugees whose desperate plight has dominated his landmark tour of Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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'Who Is The Pope?' Ask Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
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The Pope Francis And The 'R' Word
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar on Monday in a trip dominated by one word: Rohingya.
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Pope Can Help But Rohingya "Have To Go Back": Bangladesh's Cardinal
The top Catholic official in Bangladesh hopes Pope Francis's visit there and to Myanmar will bolster moves to alleviate the Rohingya refugee crisis that has put the neighbouring nations in the global spotlight.
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Pope Francis To Meet Top Buddhist Monks In Myanmar, Address Military
Pope Francis will meet Myanmar's top Buddhist monks, its military generals and Aung San Suu Kyi in November when he visits that country and Bangladesh, caught up in a crisis over Rohingya Muslim
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Kerala Catholics Look Forward To Pope Francis' India Visit
Catholics in Kerala are excited at the news that Pope Francis has indicated that he "almost certainly" would visit India and Bangladesh in 2017.
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Pope Francis To 'Almost Certainly' Visit India In 2017
Pope Francis announced on Sunday he would "almost certainly" visit India and Bangladesh in 2017, as he wrapped up a three-day tour in the Caucasus and headed home to Rome.
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European Union considers action, Pope weighs in, after Bangladesh disaster
The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers.
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Myanmar Social Media Anger After Pope Uses 'Rohingya' Word
Pope Francis's embrace of the Rohingya during a trip to Bangladesh has sparked some angry comment on social media in Myanmar, where just days earlier he chose not to publicly air their plight.
-
Pope Francis Wraps Up Asia Tour After Meeting Rohingya
Pope Francis wrapped up a high-stakes Asia tour Saturday after meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
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Pope Calls Refugees 'Rohingya' After Emotional Meeting In Dhaka
Pope Francis referred to refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on Friday, using the politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority for the first time on an Asia tour dominated by their plight after meeting some of them in Dhaka.
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Pope Francis Leads Dhaka Mass Before Rohingya Meeting
Pope Francis led a giant open-air mass in Dhaka on Friday ahead of finally coming face to face with Rohingya refugees whose desperate plight has dominated his landmark tour of Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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'Who Is The Pope?' Ask Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh
The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
-
The Pope Francis And The 'R' Word
Pope Francis lands in Myanmar on Monday in a trip dominated by one word: Rohingya.
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Pope Can Help But Rohingya "Have To Go Back": Bangladesh's Cardinal
The top Catholic official in Bangladesh hopes Pope Francis's visit there and to Myanmar will bolster moves to alleviate the Rohingya refugee crisis that has put the neighbouring nations in the global spotlight.
-
Pope Francis To Meet Top Buddhist Monks In Myanmar, Address Military
Pope Francis will meet Myanmar's top Buddhist monks, its military generals and Aung San Suu Kyi in November when he visits that country and Bangladesh, caught up in a crisis over Rohingya Muslim
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Kerala Catholics Look Forward To Pope Francis' India Visit
Catholics in Kerala are excited at the news that Pope Francis has indicated that he "almost certainly" would visit India and Bangladesh in 2017.
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Pope Francis To 'Almost Certainly' Visit India In 2017
Pope Francis announced on Sunday he would "almost certainly" visit India and Bangladesh in 2017, as he wrapped up a three-day tour in the Caucasus and headed home to Rome.
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European Union considers action, Pope weighs in, after Bangladesh disaster
The European Union is considering trade action against Bangladesh, which has preferential access to EU markets for its garments, to pressure Dhaka to improve safety standards after a building collapse killed more than 400 factory workers.
