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"Even I Kneel On Streets Of Myanmar And Say 'Stop The Violence'": Pope
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an end to bloodshed in Myanmar, saying: "Even I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say 'stop the violence'".
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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 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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Pope Francis Sidesteps Rohingya Crisis In Myanmar Address
Pope Francis called for respect for rights and justice in a keenly-watched address in Myanmar on Tuesday, but refrained from any mention of the Rohingya, or allegations of ethnic cleansing that has driven huge numbers of the Muslim minority from the country.
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Pope Francis To Meet Myanmar's Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Pope Francis will hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a key moment of a tour aimed at soothing religious and ethnic hatreds that have driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.
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Indian Catholics Hurt At Missing Out On Pope Francis Tour
The Roman Catholic Church in India expressed disappointment at missing out on an expected visit by Pope Francis who started a rare trip to South Asia today.
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Pope Francis Arrives In Myanmar On High-stakes Visit
Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority.
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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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An Outpost Of Catholicism In Myanmar Prepares For The Pope
Father William's 16-strong flock on Myanmar's eastern border is one of the Catholic Church's tiniest outposts, but next week they will join a tide of 200,000 faithful in Yangon for a historic mass led by Pope Francis.
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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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Malala Yousafzai in Time's 'most influential' list
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani school girl and advocate for girls' education who survived a would-be assassin's bullet, is among the 100 most influential people in the world, Time magazine said today.
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"Even I Kneel On Streets Of Myanmar And Say 'Stop The Violence'": Pope
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an end to bloodshed in Myanmar, saying: "Even I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say 'stop the violence'".
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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 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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Pope Francis Sidesteps Rohingya Crisis In Myanmar Address
Pope Francis called for respect for rights and justice in a keenly-watched address in Myanmar on Tuesday, but refrained from any mention of the Rohingya, or allegations of ethnic cleansing that has driven huge numbers of the Muslim minority from the country.
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Pope Francis To Meet Myanmar's Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Pope Francis will hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a key moment of a tour aimed at soothing religious and ethnic hatreds that have driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.
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Indian Catholics Hurt At Missing Out On Pope Francis Tour
The Roman Catholic Church in India expressed disappointment at missing out on an expected visit by Pope Francis who started a rare trip to South Asia today.
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Pope Francis Arrives In Myanmar On High-stakes Visit
Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar Monday on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority.
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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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An Outpost Of Catholicism In Myanmar Prepares For The Pope
Father William's 16-strong flock on Myanmar's eastern border is one of the Catholic Church's tiniest outposts, but next week they will join a tide of 200,000 faithful in Yangon for a historic mass led by Pope Francis.
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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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Malala Yousafzai in Time's 'most influential' list
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani school girl and advocate for girls' education who survived a would-be assassin's bullet, is among the 100 most influential people in the world, Time magazine said today.
