Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, said, “every society needs to respect and value every woman”.
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| Pope Francis greets faithful at Vatican City. Photo: Getty Images |
He added, “to break free from violence and hatred, the world needs to look to mothers and women.”
Pope Francis said: “The world needs to look to mothers and women to find peace, to break free from violence and hatred. Every society needs to respect, protect, and value every woman, aware that whoever harms a single woman profanes God, who was born of a woman.”
