Tag: #PopeFrancis
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‘Disinformation’ concerning Covid-19 is a human rights violation: Pope Francis
Spreading misinformation regarding Covid-19 and the need to get vaccinated is a human rights violation being committed by the media, including Catholic media, claimed Pope Francis. According to Al Arabiya reports, prior to this, the 85-year-old Pope condemned the spread of “baseless ideologies” pertaining to vaccines and the national immunization campaigns. The Pope has reportedly…
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People who prefer pets to children are selfish: Pope Francis
Vatican City: Pope Francis has reportedly said that people who give precedence to pets over having children are selfish. According to reports, the Pope has likened the preference to being ‘animalistic’. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), addressing the public at the Vatican, Pope Francis said that people who prioritize pets over having children…
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Pope Francis denounces the treatment of migrants in Europe
Greece: Pope Francis condemns the “narrow self-interest and nationalism” regarding the manner in which Europe treats its migrants. While upon the Greek island of Lesbos, The Pope said that the migrants were being framed for selfish political propaganda. He pressed focus on the causes of migration, instead of punishing those who feel the effects of…
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PM Narendra Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India
ITALY: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invites Pope Francis to visit his country thus renewing negotiations of a papal visit following its cancellation back in 2017. PM Narendra Modi shared images of his first private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Soon afterwards he extended an invitation to the Pope to visit his country,…
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In a heartfelt message, Big B asks for global help for crisis in India
Lahore, 10th May: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has urged the world to help India battle the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to Baaghi TV‘s reports, Bollywood ShehanShah appealed to the world for donations during his appearance on a ‘Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World’, whose pre-recorded show went live on Saturday. Big B joined…
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Pope Francis on his Iraq Tour
Baghdad, March 7 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis, on his historic Iraq tour, visits on Sunday Christian communities that endured the brutality of the Islamic State group until the jihadists’ “caliphate” was defeated three years ago. The 84-year-old, travelling under tight security, will lead a prayer “for the victims of the war” in Mosul, an ancient crossroads whose center was…
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Queen Elizabeth and Pope Francis are Against Coronavirus
Rome, Jan 9 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Saturday became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, as the UK reported it had surpassed more than 3 million cases since the pandemic began more than a year ago. Almost 1.9 million people worldwide have now died…
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UN, Pope voice solidarity with Burkina Faso after jihadist attack
Ouagadougou, Dec 26 (AFP/APP): A militant attack that left 42 dead in the north of Burkina Faso, the worst assault in the country for five years, plunged the nation into mourning over Christmas and sparked messages of solidarity from the United Nations and Pope Francis. Thirty-five civilians, including 31 women, and seven soldiers were killed…
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Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
Vatican City, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth reminded humanity how “God continues to love us all, even the worst of us”. The pontiff told crowds gathered at the Vatican for his Christmas Eve Mass: “You may have…
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‘Thankful for life’: Japan disaster survivors meet pope
Tokyo, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): Survivors of Japan’s so-called “triple disaster”, the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, told Pope Francis on Monday they were “thankful for being given life” and urged solidarity with victims. Toshiko Kato was at her job as head of a Catholic kindergarten in Iwate region when the quake and tsunami hit…