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Pope defends migrants, marginalised

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AFP Panama City
Last Updated : Jan 26 2019 | 11:40 AM IST

Pope Francis railed Friday against the marginalisation of convicts and others who society has deemed "sinners," and staunchly defended migrants as he joined hundreds of thousands of young Catholics in Panama.

In a swipe at US President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall against Central American migrants, the pope told hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims that it was "senseless" to condemn every immigrant "as a threat to society."

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First Published: Jan 26 2019 | 11:40 AM IST

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