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Pope Francis prayed for the Burmese people, and for the success of the Winter Olympics, during his general audience yesterday in Rome. Burma is home to a small Catholic population, but Catholics have played a large role in protests since a military coup last year. The Winter Olympics begin today.
A shouting man was physically removed from the pope’s general audience yesterday. The man was reportedly shouting about masks in churches. At the end of his catechesis, Pope Francis asked for prayers for the man.
The cause for sainthood has advanced, for a Pakistani man who helped prevent a suicide bombing, at a Catholic church in the country in 2015. The 20-year-old physically blocked a suicide bomber who attempted to enter a Catholic church. His actions saved more than 1,000 Catholics inside from a direct blast.
Today is the feast of the bishop and martyr, Saint Blaise.