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Gerard O’Connell is America’s Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
The pope was lauded at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize for condemning the “false sense of security” of nuclear weapons.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to "respect the status quo" of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.
FaithDispatches
The pope’s comments on nuclear weapons are seen as a significant change from John Paul II’s reluctant acceptance of them for their deterrent value.
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Pope Francis answered questions about avoiding the use of the word "Rohingya" while in Myanmar, during his flight back to Rome this evening.
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Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and indifference Muslim Rohingya have endured.
Politics & Society
While in Bangladesh Pope Francis continued to avoid the "R" word in his calls to aid refugees from the Rakhine State.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The pope’s coming “will be a message of hope,” Cardinal D’Rozario said.
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Pope Francis called on Catholics and Buddhists in Myanmar “to be united” in order “to heal the wounds of conflict that through the years have divided people of different cultures, ethnicities and religious convictions.” He reminded them that to achieve this unity it is necessary “to surmount all forms of misunderstanding, intolerance, prejudice and hatred.”
That was his core message in his address to the leadership of the state committee that oversees and regulates the 500,000 Buddhist monks in Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country.
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The pope's audience included government ministers, civic leaders, military officials, cardinals and bishops, and about 200 lay people and the world’s media.
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“The fact is the military are still in control here even if we have a civilian government,” the priest said.