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Beta reported this quoting a statement from the presidential office.

Vucic will give a speech in Davos at a gathering called, Europe in the World, from the perspective of the Western Balkans and will take part in a session on the "expedited process of long-term development," as well as in a discussion on the subject of New Leaders for Europe.

Pope Francis, in an extremely rare act of self-criticism, apologized to victims of clerical sexual abuse on Sunday, acknowledging that he had "wounded many" in comments defending a Chilean bishop who is under scrutiny./Reuters

The Onassis Cultural Center is screening the film ranked first by the Cahiers du Cinema among its top 10 for 2017: Bruno Dumont's "Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc," a musical on the childhood years of a girl who would go on to become a symbol of heroism and a Roman Catholic saint.

Pope Francis urged Catholics to be hospitable to migrants, saying "there is no Christian joy when the doors are closed," DPA reported.
 

When Pope Francis goes to South America this week, he will meet with indigenous tribes in Chile and visit the native people in the Amazon in Peru, a first for any pontiff, according to ABC news. 

But the trip, the 22nd foreign trip during his tenure, could be overshadowed by security concerns, protests and church-related scandals.

Pope Francis said on Jan. 15 he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit.”

Pope Francis is expected to defend persecuted indigenous people during a trip to Chile and Peru next week that also aims to boost a flagging local Catholic church hit by child sex scandals.

 Pope Francis called on Monday for all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, reported Reuters. 

Pope Francis on Dec. 25 called for peace in Jerusalem in his traditional Christmas address and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, after urging the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore migrants.

Spain’s King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Dec. 24 urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region’s diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence.