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Pope’s Visit to Armenian Genocide Memorial May Strain Tensions With Turkey

By Rosie Scammell, Religion News Service
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May 17, 2016
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Francis’ trip to the site carries huge significance, following the pontiff’s description of the killings as “the first genocide of the 20th century.”

 

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