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A Venezuelan opposition activist is backdropped by a burning barricade during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. (AFP)

Pope Urges Respect for Human Rights in Venezuela

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 30, 2017 | World

Pope Francis urged on Sunday for an end to the violence that has marred the anti-government protests in Venezuela. He called for the respect of human rights where nearly 30 people were killed in unrest this month. Francis, speaking to tens of thousands of people in...

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Pope Francis embraces Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb during a meeting at Cairo, Egypt April 28, 2017. (Reuters)

Ties with the Vatican and other Religions

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 30, 2017 | Opinion

Prior to the Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, an aggressive campaign was launched by members of certain political movements, like the Muslim Brotherhood, and supported by the ISIS attacks on the two Coptic churches. Yet, despite the threats, the Pope insisted on going...

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Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead a mass in Cairo, Egypt April 29, 2017. (Reuters)

Pope Concludes Cairo Visit with Prayer to Wash Grief of Palm Sunday Attack Victims

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 30, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Vatican’s Pope Francis headed on Saturday a seminary, before concluding his visit to Cairo. Pope Francis arrived at the Air Defense Stadium in New Cairo to great applause from the waiting crowd. He started his Mass with the “As-Salaam Alaikum,” the...

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A man rides a bicycle past a billboard ahead of Pope Francis’ visit in Cairo, Egypt, April 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Pope Francis Meets with Sisi, Concludes Al-Azhar Peace Conference

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Roman Catholic Pope Francis will land in Egypt on Friday for a two-day visit where he will meet with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and religious leaders in the country, including Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb. The Pope...

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Pope Francis is greeted by a boy as he arrives to visit the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew on the Tiber island in Rome, April 22, 2017. (Reuters)

Pope: Migrant Holding Centers Similar to Concentration Camps

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 23, 2017 | World

Pope Francis lamented on Saturday the state of holding centers where migrants are held in various European countries, likening them to “concentration centers.” He therefore urged governments to get migrants and refugees out of these centers. During a visit to a Rome...