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Pope Francis Recalls Slaughter of Armenians in ‘First Genocide of the 20th Century’
The Holy Father's explicitly terming the tragedy a 'genocide' prompted criticism from the Turkish government.
The Holy Father's explicitly terming the tragedy a 'genocide' prompted criticism from the Turkish government.
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