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A general view of pilgrims with their sleeping bags on Copacabana Beach ahead of Pope Francis’ Sunday mass in Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013. Source: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini
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File photo of Coptic Pope Tawadros II speaking to the press. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Egypt Pope Rebukes Mursi over Cathedral Siege
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pope Tawadros II, leader of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority, has accused Muslim Brotherhood affiliated President Mohamed Mursi of “negligence” following the deadly sectarian clashes that have swept the capital. Pope Tawadros II called a live...Caption:
Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Source: AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis
Pope Urges Dialogue with Islam, Says World Must Do More for Poor
Vatican City, Reuters—Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam, and also appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty. The new pontiff made his appeal in an address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican, sending a message through...Caption:
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis waves the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano, ho)
World Welcomes Pope Francis as Humble Champion of Poor
Santiago/London, Reuters—Latin America’s Roman Catholics rejoiced that the new Pope Francis is one of their own, while elsewhere the world has hailed him as a humble champion of the poor and wished him the strength to lead the Church out of crisis. Commentators...Caption:
White smoke rises from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected at the Vatican, March 13, 2013. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)