China criticises Pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority
Beijing, ChinaAP China criticised Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Francis’ remarks had “no factual basis at all”. In this 22nd November file photo, Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates Mass […]
Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus sceptic
AP Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the US police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 sceptics and media organisations that spread their conspiracies in a new book penned during the Vatican’s coronavirus lockdown. In Let Us Dream, Francis also criticises populist politicians who whip up rallies […]