Pope Francis warns of 'terrorism of gossip' as he ends Asian tour

Pope Francis urged Bangladeshi priests and nuns to resist the "terrorism of gossip" that can tear religious communities apart as he brought his Asian tour to a close.

Pope Francis warns of 'terrorism of gossip' as he ends Asian tour

Pope Francis urged Bangladeshi priests and nuns to resist the "terrorism of gossip" that can tear religious communities apart as he brought his Asian tour to a close.

As he has done in similar encounters, Francis told the priests and nuns gathered in Chittagong's Holy Rosary Church on Saturday that he was ditching the eight-page speech that he had prepared and would instead speak to them from his heart.

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