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Coverage dated December 19, 2021 to December 20, 2021

Pope tells abused mother domestic violence 'nearly satanic'

Headline from WHAS Louisville

Francis made the comments in a televised encounter with an abused woman who recently fled her home with her four children.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Pope Francis: Violence Against Women Is ‘Satanic’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Pope Francis said Sunday that there is something diabolical about violence committed against women and those who cannot defend themselves. | Faith

  2. NBC News

    Domestic violence is ‘nearly satanic,’ Pope Francis says (opens NBC News)

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    Pope Francis has denounced domestic violence against woman as “nearly satanic” and said parents should never slap their children.

  3. New York Times

    Pope Says High Number of Domestic Violence Cases is ‘Almost Satanic’ (opens New York Times)

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    Francis once again decried the scourge of domestic abuse, which has increased during the months of pandemic lockdown.

  4. WHAS Louisville

    Pope tells abused mother domestic violence 'nearly satanic' (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    Francis made the comments in a televised encounter with an abused woman who recently fled her home with her four children.

  5. America Magazine

    Pope Francis says domestic violence against woman is ‘nearly satanic’ and that parents should never slap their children (opens America Magazine)

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    America Magazine's feed description

    Pope Francis spoke with an abused woman who recently fled her home with her four children.

  6. The Guardian

    Pope Francis says domestic violence against women ‘almost satanic’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Head of Catholic Church makes some of his strongest comments yet on violence against women

  7. The Hill

    Pope says domestic violence 'humiliating' and 'almost satanic' (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Pope Francis on Sunday said that acts of violence against women are "almost satanic" during a conversation including a woman who fled her abusive husband,

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Pope speaks out against domestic abuse (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    ROME -- Pope Francis, speaking on a prime-time television program, said there was something "almost satanic" about the high number of cases of women who had been victims of domestic violence.

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