While the pope has spoken out before about the Rohingya who have fled Myanmar, and the killing of Yazidi by Daesh in Iraq, it was the first time Pope mentioned the Uighurs.
Pope Francis delivers his homily during a Mass celebrated as part of World Youth Day, at St Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, November 22, 2020. (Reuters) In a new book, Pope Francis for the first time calls China’s Muslim Uighurs a "persecuted" people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.
In the wide-ranging "Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future," Francis also […]
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