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Pope Francis presides over the Good Friday services in Rome. (AP)

Pope Prays for Forgiveness, Speaks of Humanity’s ‘Shame’ on Good Friday

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | World

Presiding at a Good Friday service, Pope Francis I asked God for forgiveness for scandals in the Catholic Church and for the “shame” of humanity as he deplored the suffering of migrants, victims of racism and persecuted Christians. Francis presided at a...

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A relative of one of the victims reacts after a church explosion killed at least 21 in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Ambiguity Over Pope’s Visit to Cairo after Church Blasts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Reliable church sources revealed that Pope Francis visit to Cairo – scheduled end of April – might possibly be canceled. They revealed that during the past hours the Coptic Church and the Vatican discussed the anticipated visit following the two church...

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Pope Francis. Reuters

US ISIS Militant Admits Plotting to Kill Pope Francis in 2015

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 5, 2017 | World

Washington-A New Jersey teen has pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to try to kill Pope Francis in 2015 during a public Mass in Philadelphia, according to a statement by federal prosecutors. Santos Colon, 17, admitted on Monday in a federal court in Camden, New...

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Pope Francis talks during his Wednesday general audience, in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on March 15, 2017. (Reuters)

Pope Francis to Visit Egypt in April to Underpin Peace

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Pope Francis will pay an official visit to Cairo for the first time in history in April, announced presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef. He added that the trip will be in response to an invitation extended by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who met the...

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Medics inspect the damage outside a field hospital after an airstrike in the rebel-held al-Maadi neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Airstrikes Knock Out Bakery, Hospitals in Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

Two hospitals were damaged and a bakery hit in bombardments of rebel-held eastern Aleppo early on Wednesday, residents said, as Syrian regime forces pressed their Russian-backed campaign to retake the whole city. At least six people were killed by artillery shelling...