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Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge
By Associated Press
Jun 20, 2021 8:10 pm



VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday decried the suffering of refugees in Myanmar and pleaded that houses of worship be respected as neutral places to take shelter.

He told the public gathered in St. Peter's Square for his customary Sunday noon remarks that he was joining his voice to that of the Asian nation's bishops in also calling for humanitarian corridors.

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