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"Don't bite" Pope negotiates papal kiss after controversy
Francis kept his distance when the sister first asked for a papal kiss, but then negotiated the terms: “I'll give you a kiss, but keep calm. Don't...
Pope opens Holy Week amid pandemic, says now is the time to serve
5 April 2020 12:32 PMThe Vatican has been in its own lockdown, mostly mirroring that in Italy, where more than 15,500 people have died since the outbreak of the new...
Pope marks Holy Week alone for 1st time in history
6 April 2020 6:19 AMOn Sunday, the rites to mark the beginning of Holy Week, an important religious festival in the Catholic calendar, were not held in the Vatican Square...
Pope urges world to unite to face pandemic
13 April 2020 7:33 AMPope Francis dedicated his Easter Sunday message to everyone affected by the coronavirus pandemic saying "the whole world is suffering and must be...
Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide
3 May 2020 1:37 PMHe encouraged international cooperation to deal with the crisis and combat the virus, which has infected nearly 3.5 million people and killed more...
Pope appeals for end to Libyan civil war
14 Jun 2020 2:16 PMPope Francis appealed on Sunday for both sides in the Libyan civil war to seek peace, urging the international community to facilitate talks and...
Pope, for first time, says China's Uighurs are 'persecuted'
24 Nov 2020 3:45 AMIn a new book, Pope Francis for the first time calls China’s Muslim Uighurs a “persecuted” people, something human rights activists have been urging...
China says pope's remarks about "persecuted" Uighurs are groundless
24 Nov 2020 11:12 AMPeople of all ethnicities in Xinjiang enjoy full protection of their subsistence rights, developmental rights and religious freedom, Zhao said.