Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'

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Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo's people to forgive those who committed "inhuman violence" against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then hearing first hand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a teen-age girl "raped like an animal" for months; a young man who watched as his father was decapitated; a former sex slave who was forced into cannibalism.

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Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'

Pope Francis urged Congo's people on Wednesday to forgive those who have harmed them as he presided over a Mass before an estimated 1 million people in a country wracked by decades of violence.

4 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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abc News

Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'

On his trip to Congo, Pope Francis has heard firsthand accounts of atrocities some people have endured during years of fighting in the eastern part of the country

4 months ago·United States

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New York Post

Pope Francis consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’

Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them.

4 months ago·New York, United States

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Pope consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’

KINSHASA, Congo >> Pope Francis today urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then hearing firsthand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a teenage girl “raped like an animal” for months; a young man who watched as his father was decapitated; a former sex slave who was forced into cannibalism.

4 months ago·Honolulu, United States

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The Billings Gazette

Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'

Congolese from traveled to Kinshasa to tell the pope of the horrific violence they suffered for years as rebel groups fought over territory.

4 months ago·Billings, United States

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Times Colonist

Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them, celebrating a Mass for 1 million people and then hearing firsthand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a te

4 months ago·Victoria, Canada

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