The Tablet March 17, 2021
Sister Ann Nu Thawng, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis Xavier, kneels in front of police and soldiers during an anti-coup protest in Myitkyina, Myanmar, Feb. 28, 2021. Pope Francis on March 17 said that he too kneels on the streets of Myanmar as he appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue. At least 138 people have been killed by security forces since the coup began Feb. 1. (Photo: CNS/courtesy Myitkyina News Journal)
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY (CNS) As security forces in Myanmar have increased their crackdown on civilians, with disappearances, detentions and the killing of peaceful protesters, Pope Francis appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue.
Pope says he, too, kneels on Myanmar streets, begging for end to violence Sister Ann Nu Thawng, a member of the Sisters of St. Francis Xavier, kneels in front of police and soldiers during an anti-coup protest in Myitkyina, Myanmar, Feb. 28, 2021. Pope Francis on March 17 said that he too kneels on the streets of Myanmar as he appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue. At least 138 people have been killed by security forces since the coup began Feb. 1. (CNS photo/courtesy Myitkyina News Journal)
Carol Glatz
select Anti-coup protesters stand at a barricade as they clash with security forces on Bayint Naung Bridge in Mayangone, Yangon, Myanmar, March 16. Pope Francis on March 17 appealed for an end to violence and the start of dialogue in Myanmar, where security forces have killed at least 138 people. (CNS photo/Reuters)
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