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In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to meet Pope Francis, with a protest ban imposed in central Rome as feelings run high over Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria. IMAGES
The Pope recognising the WWI massacre of Armenians as genocide hasn't gone down well with Turkey. Turkey says Francis has adopted a “mentality of the Crusades”
Pope Francis visited Tzitzernakaberd, the Geonocide Memorial in the Armenian capital Saturday. During the visit the Pontiff joined President Serzh Sarksyan and leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church in a prayer service and met the descendants of Armenian orphans.
When the Pope criticized Donald Trump's intention to build a wall around Mexico, it came with some unintended consequences.