Pope Francis
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Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan
Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei Next week, 135 cardinals will gather …
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In a bastion of Catholicism, Filipinos mourn Pope Francis and wonder who comes next
The nation remembers pontiff’s trip to the Philippines, where he met Typhoon Haiyan survivors in a show of sym…
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Taiwan president will not attend Pope Francis’s funeral
Taiwan to send former vice-president despite Vatican being one of country’s few diplomatic alliesPope Francis’…
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‘He left an indelible impression’: Catholics across Asia-Pacific mourn the Pope
From Timor-Leste to PNG and the Philippines, millions of Catholics are marking the death of Pope FrancisLatest…
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Pope Francis tours Asia and the Pacific – in pictures
Pope Francis has drawn huge crowds during a 12-day visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singa…
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Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’
The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capita…
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‘Togetherness in our diversity’: Pope Francis preaches unity at south-east Asia’s largest mosque
Pope met the grand imam and representatives from Indonesia’s six officially recognised religions at Jakarta’s …
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Pope arrives in Indonesia, the first stop on longest tour of his papacy
Pontiff lands in Jakarta before travelling on to Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore over 12 daysPope …
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Pope Francis to set off on challenging 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pontiff’s itinerary, including visits to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, reflects importance of Asia to Cathol…
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Pope inadvertently quotes Vladimir Putin in Afghanistan comment
Francis ‘moved’ by Angela Merkel’s words on western intervention – in fact said by Russian presidentPope Franc…
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India records almost 4,200 Covid deaths in a day
County reports more than 400,000 new infections but experts suspect figures are gross underestimateCoronavirus…
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Coronavirus global report: Christmas curtailed as UK arrivals face tougher measures
Pope addresses fewer than 200 people in St Peter’s; China and US take action against UK amid concerns about ne…
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China dismisses Pope Francis’s comments about persecution of Uighurs
Beijing says pontiff’s remarks have ‘no factual basis’ despite evidence a million of the Muslim minority group…
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Pope says for first time that China’s Uighurs are ‘persecuted’
Francis mentions plight of Muslim minority in China, alongside Rohingya and Yazidi, in new bookPope Francis ha…
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Mike Pompeo to criticise Vatican’s renewal of China deal during visit
Pope Francis reportedly declining to meet US secretary of state who says the Catholic church too soft on Beiji…