Pope, in Slovakia, says don’t exploit religion for politics, calls out prejudice
Presov, Slovakia Reuters Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the cross should not be used as a political symbol and warned against Christians trying to be triumphalist, in an apparent criticism of the use of religion for partisan ends. Francis flew to the city of Presov, in eastern Slovakia, where he presided at a long […]
Seeking change, Slovak Roma settlement puts faith in Pope visit
Kosice, SlovakiaReuters For factory worker Milan Turtak, the smoke-blackened buildings, sidewalks littered with garbage and extension cords hooked between apartment windows highlight the poverty and years of neglect in his Roma neighbourhood in eastern Slovakia. With little improving in the Lunik IX settlement over past decades, Turtak and others have pinned their hopes for change […]