Papal Cyprus and Greece visit

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  Pope tells young people not to be couch potatoes

  Nov 29, 2019

  A video, recorded on a smartphone, offers words of encouragement to young people in Thailand who are gathered for a prayer vigil.

  
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  Hibakusha: From the cruel memory of Hiroshima to the smile of Pope Francis

  Nov 29, 2019

  A survivor of the Hiroshima bomb expresses her gratitude to the pontiff for his visit, his words and his "smile".

  
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  Bishops struggle to put out fires across a Latin America ‘in flames’

  Nov 29, 2019

  On the way back from Thailand and Japan this week, Pope Francis turned his attention to upheaval in his home continent of Latin America, evocatively insisting that it’s currently in “flames,” largely due to what he called “weak governments” unable to bring peace.

  
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  Pope: Reverence for life, not profit, must determine use of nuclear power

  Nov 29, 2019

  While not adopting the Japanese bishops' opposition to nuclear power plants as his own, Pope Francis insisted the 2011 meltdown at the Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima raises serious questions.

  
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  Vietnamese priest banned from flying to Tokyo

  Nov 29, 2019

  A well-known priest active in protecting the victims of environmental pollution and social injustice in northern Vietnam has been banned from attending Masses with Pope Francis on his visit to Japan.

  
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  End arms race for nuke-free world

  Nov 29, 2019

  Pope Francis called for sustained efforts to end the resource-wasting arms race to create a world free of nuclear weapons as he visited the nuclear-bombed Japanese city of Nagasaki.

  
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  Pope Francis honours heroism of Japanese martyrs of Nagasaki

  Nov 29, 2019

  Pope Francis honoured the many martyrs who died in Japan during two centuries of persecution, encouraging Catholics in the country to use their heroic witness as inspiration to spread the Gospel.

  
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  A survivor gives her account of the Hiroshima blast

  Nov 29, 2019

  Yoshiko Kajimoto, 88, who survived the Hiroshima blast, gave her testimony in front of the pope.

  
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  Keep the faith, Pope tells young Thai Catholics

  Nov 29, 2019

  Pope Francis called on Thailand’s young Catholics to be deeply rooted in their faith as he celebrated Mass at Bangkok’s Assumption Cathedral.

  
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  Religious leaders told: Be brave enough to dialogue

  Nov 29, 2019

  Meeting Thai religious leaders and then celebrating Mass with Catholic young adults, Pope Francis encouraged them to strengthen a culture that treasures the past, holds fast to faith, is unafraid of differences and always seeks a way to promote dialogue and cooperation.