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Pope’s hospital room is situated on the 10th floor of the sprawling polyclinic in a wing reserved for papal medical emergencies

Indian bishops appeal for blood donations for Odisha train tragedy survivors

The June 2 incident claimed the lives of 275 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in the country in over two decades

Surgeon: Pope Francis ‘well, awake, alert’ after operation

There would be nothing preventing the pope from continuing with his planned travels to Portugal and Mongolia

Hong Kong court quashes conviction of journalist who probed Yuen Long attacks

In its written judgment, the court found that Choy’s use of the site had been due to “bona fide journalism.”

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Francis, who has spent most of his 10 years as pope in relatively good health, has dealt with several painful medical conditions over the last few years

Pope Francis prayed with relic of St. Therese of Lisieux before surgery

Before beginning the audience, Francis venerated the relics of St. Therese in a moment of silent prayer

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Illegal religious gathering met with suspension of water and electricity supply in China

Cutting off utilities as a means of coercion has been employed in the past by authorities in an attempt to intimidate Christian communities

Governments urged to recognize, empower mass movements

Forgetting the lessons of past struggles would mean “normalizing, accepting, and ultimately repeating past abuses”

Hong Kong police detain several prominent democracy figures on Tiananmen anniversary

Beijing has gone to exhaustive lengths to erase the 1989 event from public memory in the mainland

Junta clamps down on displaying photos of Aung San Suu Kyi

Since the coup, Myanmar has fallen to the bottom of international rankings for freedom of speech

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