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Ur, Iraq, Mar 6 (EFE), (Camera: Cristina Cabrejas).- Pope Francis met with several Iraqi religious leaders, including one of Iraq’s most senior Shia clerics, on Saturday, the second day of the first ever papal visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.After landing in the capital Baghdad on Friday, the pontiff traveled to the southern city of Ur, where the prophet Abraham -- a principal figure in Islam, Judaism and Christianity -- was born, according to monotheistic tradition."From this place, where faith was born, from the land of our father Abraham, let us affirm that God is merciful and that the greatest blasphemy is to profane his name by hating our brothers and sisters," the pope said.FOOTAGE OF THE MEETING IN UR.
Vatican City, Jan 6 (EFE).- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) Pope Francis on Wednesday asked that people free themselves from the "dictatorship of their own self," focused on personal concerns and which only leads to fear and anguish, and encouraged them to open their hearts to the worship of God.FOOTAGE OF THE MASS OF THE EPIPHANY. SOUNDBITES OF POPE FRANCIS. Translation: "Yes, the human being needs to worship, but he runs the risk of mistaking the objective. Indeed, if he does not worship God he will worship idols, and instead of being a believer he will become an idolater""Let go of tiredness and complaints, get out of the limitations of a narrow perspective, free yourself from the dictatorship of your own self, always inclined to withdraw on yourself and your own concerns" "With time, the trials and fatigue of life - lived in faith - contribute to purifying the heart, to make it more humble and therefore more willing to open itself to God"
Vatican City, Feb 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Jorge Ortiz) Pope Francis asked for prayers for "the Chinese brothers" to get cured of "this cruel disease", regarding the coronavirus, during the general audience on Wednesday.FOOTAGE OF THE MASS AT THE VATICAN.SOUNDBITES OF POPE FRANCIS.Translation:1- "I would like at this time for us all to pray for the beloved and martyred Syria. Many families, many elders, children must escape the war. Syria has been bleeding for years. Let us pray for Syria."2- "A prayer also for our Chinese brothers/sisters who suffer from this cruel disease. May they find a way of healing as quickly as possible."
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Catholics across the U.S. are preparing for next week's visit of Pope Francis although, when he gets here the Pontiff will find a religion in decline. Fewer Americans than ever are identifying themselves as Catholics, with many joining Protestant faiths or becoming '"religiously unaffiliated". Vanessa Johnston reports.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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