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A Word of Truth about the Pope of the Vatican
2022-11-08
The pontiff of the Catholic Church, the master of the Vatican, Pope Francis, left Bahrain on Sunday from the airport of Sakhir Air Base, but he entered its history forever.
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Death Row Prisoner Mohammad Ramadan Pleads with Pope to Aid his Release
2022-11-04
Death row inmate Mohammad Ramadan has urged Pope Francis to call for his release during the pontiff's visit to the Gulf state and to ask the king of Bahrain to release him and reunite him with him family and children.
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Al-Wefaq Adresses His Holiness the Pope: Bahrain Suffers Crisis, Oppression and Intolerance
2022-11-04
Al-Wefaq Society stressed in a letter to his Holiness, Pope Francis, on the eve of his visit to Bahrain, that the reality in the country is not as the authorities depict it, noting that the authorities are attempting to exploit the pope's visit to cover up the systemic discrimination.
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In Bahrain, Pope Speaks out against Death Penalty and Discrimination: Reuters
2022-11-04
Pope Francis spoke against the death penalty on Thursday at the start of a trip to Bahrain where the Shi'ite Muslim opposition accuse the Sunni monarchy of overseeing human rights abuses and families of death row inmates had sought help from the pontiff.
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Pope Francis Calls for End to Death Penalty and Religious Discrimination in Bahrain Visit
2022-11-03
Pope Francis urged the authorities in Bahrain on Thursday to abolish the death penalty and commit to guaranteeing basic human rights for all citizens as he arrived in the island kingdom of Bahrain, where systematic discrimination against its Shiite majority has been reported by human rights groups.
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130 NGOs Appeal to the Pope to Demand Release of Political Prisoners
2022-11-03
130 human rights organizations and bodies issued a joint statement, calling on Pope Francis to adopt an initiative to urge the Bahraini authorities to end human rights violations.
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The Bahraini People's Letter to His Holiness Pope Francis
2022-11-03
Welcome to Bahrain, the land of faith, the land of the sons of Abdul Qays. We have taken in the message of Christ here since the third century AD, and perhaps before that. This faith and love for Christ and his mother are still imprinted in the fabric of our existence.
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Carta del pueblo de Bahréin A su Santidad el Sumo Pontífice Papa Francisco
2022-11-03
Bienvenido sea usted al Bahréin la tierra de la fe, la tierra de los hijos de Abdul Qais, hemos estado colmados del mensaje de Cristo desde el siglo III d.c, y tal vez antes de eso, esta fe y amor por Cristo y su madre están en el tejido de nuestra formación.
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Bahrain's Shiites Hope Pope Raises Human Rights Concerns During His Visit
2022-11-02
The country's majority Shiite opposition and human rights activists in Bahrain called on Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns in his first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week.
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Pope Urged to Talk of Human Rights, Political Prisoners, in Bahrain Visit: Reuters
2022-11-01
Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis on Monday to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf state this week.
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Detained Figures to His Holiness the Pope: We Hope you Speak the Word of Truth
2022-11-01
Detained figures in Bahrain expressed their hope that "His Holiness the Pope will speak the word of truth that responds to the call of faith and instinct," noting that the Bahraini people have been subjected to violations documented in international reports.
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What does Bahrain Ruling Family Seek from the Pope's Visit Coinciding with Elections?
2022-10-31
Bahrain's Parliamentary elections will take place only 6 days after His Holiness Pope Francis leaves the country. The ruling family wants to present itself as running a country crowded with dialogues on human tolerance and democracy.
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Al-Wefaq Hopes His Holiness the Pope Undertakes Initiative for Serious Dialogue between Regime and People
2022-10-31
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society expressed its hope that His Holiness the Pope undertakes a humanitarian initiative and adopts a call for serious dialogue between the regime and the people, noting that the country lacks true tolerance.
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Displaced Bahrainis Address Letter to His Holiness Pope Francis
2022-10-26
Today, 550 Bahraini families live abroad and among their members are victims, whose nationalities have been stripped from them. You can imagine the magnitude and impact of this number when you know that the population of our country is 700,000, a number that is almost close to the population of the State of the Vatican City, which amounts to 800,000.
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Sheikh Isa Qassim to Participants in Tolerance Dialogue: Don't Believe Call of Gov't that Discriminates between its People
2022-10-21
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim urged participants of a conference on coexistence organized by the Government of Bahrain not to believe "the claim of tolerance or true peace."
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Does the Pope's visit to Bahrain Contribute to Deepening Suffering of Shiites?
2022-10-21
His Holiness, Pope Francis, is visiting Bahrain to participate in a dialogue on human coexistence. The title itself is fascinating, but behind it there is absolute lack of faith in dialogue.
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Father Abdullah Julio: I Hope Pope Francis Works towards GoB Restoring Unity of Home
2022-10-18
Head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Monastery in Ramallah, Father Abdullah Julio, said that, his Holiness, Pope Francis, may not be fully aware of the existing crisis in Bahrain, and hoped that "no government ignores a group of its people."
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Carta de los prisioneros del Bahréin a su Santidad el Sumo Pontífice el Papa Francisco
2022-10-17
En nuestra educación en la que crecimos, es recibir al invitado respetarlo y celebrarlo, discúlpenoslo lo estaremos recibiendo, porque estamos en las prisiones, de la opinión política opositora, somos habitantes de esta pequeña y tranquila isla.
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Bahraini Political Prisoners' Letter to His Holiness Pope Francis
2022-10-17
One of our customs that we grew up adhering to is welcoming, honoring, and celebrating guests, but we would like you to excuse our absence. We will not be able to be among those welcoming you since we are behind bars in the prisons of opposing political opinion.
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About Tolerance: Why Can't the Pope Meet with Shiite Spiritual Leader in Bahrain?
2022-10-15
In March last year, during his visit to Iraq, His Holiness the Pope met with religious leaders, including the supreme religious authority Sayed Ali Al-Sistani, but would he do the same in Bahrain?