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Pope Francis visits Bahrain as rights groups seek engagement on alleged abuses

Headline from France 24, on the newest of 2 developments

Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, flies Thursday to the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a voyage overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.

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  1. Francis' first visit to Bahrain to cement ties with Islam

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Pope Francis visits Bahrain as rights groups seek engagement on alleged abuses

    Headline from France 24 ·

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Bahrain's Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BEIRUT (AP) -- Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country's majority Shiite opposition and

  2. Digital Journal

    Francis' first visit to Bahrain to cement ties with Islam (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Pope Francis will become the first pontiff in history to visit Bahrain, in a trip this week that is hoped to cement ties with Islam, but is also marked by

  3. France 24

    Pope Francis visits Bahrain as rights groups seek engagement on alleged abuses (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, flies Thursday to the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a voyage overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.

  4. The Times of Israel

    Pope Francis calls for human rights, end to death penalty during Bahrain trip (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Rights groups urge head of Catholic Church to advocate for dissidents in Sunni-ruled kingdom, which faces accusations of oppressing its Shiite majority

  5. Al Jazeera

    Pope Francis arrives in Bahrain on first trip to the Gulf nation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Pope calls for an end to rights violations during trip to Bahrain, which has been criticised for alleged rights abuses.

  6. France 24

    Pope visits Bahrain for interfaith talks with rights in spotlight (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Pope Francis, leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics, flies Thursday to the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a voyage overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Pope Francis addresses human rights during Bahrain visit (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The pope has called on Bahraini authorities to renounce the death penalty. He is due to attend a forum on dialogue and coexistence.

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

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