The Liturgy of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, found wide response in international media.
The Liturgy of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, found wide response in international media.
As expected the leading agencies dictate the tone in English media. Reuters: " Pope sparks row with Turkey by calling Armenian massacre genocide", Associated Press: " Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century"", Agence France Press " Pope Francis used the word "genocide" today to describe the mass murder of Armenians in a move likely to severely strain diplomatic ties with Turkey", Bloomberg: " Pope Francis Says Armenian World War I Killing Was Genocide".
Different references were made to the Armenian Genocide, Turkish denial policy, the Liturgy of Pope in all these publications.
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