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Pope arrives in Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

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Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.

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  1. Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

    Headline from The Republic ·

  2. Newest

    Pope arrives in Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

    Headline from NBC4 Washington ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Republic

    Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshe…

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Pope heads to Mongolia in centuries-old diplomatic exchange (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In some ways, he will be completing a mission begun by the 13th- century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched a series of emissaries east with letters to ascertain the intentions of the expanding Mongol Empire.

  3. Herald Bulletin

    Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. It's the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian country and

  4. Digital Journal

    Pope Mongolia-bound to back tiny Catholic presence on China’s doorstep (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Pope Francis's visit to Mongolia is the first papal visit to the isolated nation landlocked between China and Russia - Copyright AFP Filippo MONTEFORTEAlexandria SAGEPope Francis departed Thursday for Mongolia, beginning the first papal visit to the vast, isolated Central Asian nation landlocked bet…

  5. America Magazine

    China forbids Catholic bishops and faithful from joining Pope Francis in Mongolia (opens America Magazine)

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    America Magazine's feed description

    No bishop from mainland China has been allowed to travel to Mongolia as Pope Francis makes the first-ever visit by the leader of the Catholic Church to this vast landlocked country sandwiched between China and Russia.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia amid tensions with Russia, China (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia >> Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Pope arrives in Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.

  8. FOX 4 Kansas City

    Pope makes first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China are again strained (opens FOX 4 Kansas City)

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    FOX 4 Kansas City's feed description

    ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is travelling to Mongolia to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities, the first papal visit to the Asian country at a time when the Vatican’s …

  9. WSVN Miami

    Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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