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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/17/2024 8:07:00 PM
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s war in Gaza constitutes genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff's jubilee year.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/6/2024 10:54:00 PM
Pope Tawadros II received the President of Estonia, Alar Karis, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday at the papal headquarters in Cairo.
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World
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Region
9/29/2024 7:38:35 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday described Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon as “immoral” and disproportionate, saying its military domination has gone beyond the rules of war.
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World
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International
9/26/2024 9:28:15 PM
Little brings more heavenly bliss to the faithful or otherworldly wonder to casual visitors than ethereal hymns cascading amid the columns of Catholic cathedrals. That is unless the composer is a known molester or someone accused of sexual abuse.
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Egypt
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Society
9/12/2024 10:48:04 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, received Thursday German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his accompanying delegation at the Papal Headquarters in Cairo on Thursday.
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World
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International
9/10/2024 12:48:45 PM
An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia.
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World
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International
9/4/2024 3:31:21 PM
Pope Francis appealed Wednesday for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into full swing in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
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World
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International
9/1/2024 7:16:54 PM
If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the longest, farthest and most challenging of his pontificate, it’s that he’s bringing along his secretaries to help him navigate the four-country program while keeping up with work back home.
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World
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International
8/25/2024 5:58:42 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pharmaceutical industry to do more to get vaccines to the worst hit countries.
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World
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International
7/21/2024 9:40:20 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games.
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World
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Africa
6/16/2024 7:24:40 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday deplored a surge of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the victims of which he said included many Christians who had been killed for their faith.
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World
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International
6/14/2024 3:10:47 PM
Pope Francis arrived at a G7 summit Friday in Italy, the first head of the Catholic Church to take part in the meeting of rich democracies, after a morning clowning with comedians at the Vatican.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/9/2024 6:30:07 PM
Pope Francis called Sunday for humanitarian aid to urgently reach Palestinians in Gaza and for Israel and Hamas to immediately accept proposals for a cease-fire and release of captives.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/5/2024 7:01:18 PM
The Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II received the Head of the National Religious Affairs in China Chen Ruifeng, where they discussed ways to boost ties between the Coptic Orthodox Church and China.
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Egypt
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Society
5/29/2024 10:42:12 PM
The Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, received on Wednesday a Palestinian delegation including senior officials, where he expressed his deep sorrow about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, affirming that the current war on Gaza "clearly reveals the darkness in some people's hearts."
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World
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Region
5/20/2024 10:29:04 PM
Pope Francis sent condolences to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
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World
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International
5/18/2024 3:47:51 PM
Pope Francis presided over a forum for peace Saturday during a visit to Verona, home to the warring Montague and Capulet families in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
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Egypt
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Society
5/4/2024 5:58:45 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi congratulated Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, on the occasion of the Easter holiday.
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Egypt
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Society
5/1/2024 5:40:44 PM
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the St. Mark Diocese received on Wednesday a phone call from Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb offering greetings ahead of the Easter celebration on Sunday 5 May.
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Egypt
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Society
4/1/2024 10:56:02 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb expressed Monday deep sadness that Palestinians in Gaza continue to suffer amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis as Muslims across the world prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr.
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