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Ramola Talwar Badam

Ramola Talwar Badam

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Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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Pope Francis greets thousands gathered for Mass on November 5 at Bahrain National Stadium, Bahrain. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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‘This is my Pope’: why Pope Francis’s visit to Bahrain struck a chord around the world

From homes in Bahrain, across the Gulf, Europe and India, the faithful track the Pope’s messages

BahrainNovember 12, 2022
Pope Francis answers reporters' questions during the flight back to Rome, after his apostolic journey to Bahrain, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI / POOL / AFP)
Pope tells how Abu Dhabi Document of Human Fraternity was born

Pontiff shares how he wrote the historic 2019 document with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar

GulfNovember 06, 2022
Pope Francis addresses the attendees at the Sacred Heart church in the Bahraini capital Manama, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
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Pope Francis prays with Catholic families and priests on last day in Bahrain

Pontiff thanks parish for supporting “brothers in need” referring to the poor and prisoners

BahrainNovember 06, 2022
Pope Francis is welcomed by girls and boys in traditional dress during a meeting with young people in Sacred Heart School in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday. EPA
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Pope Francis tells young ‘builders of the future’ in Bahrain they need never ‘go it alone’

Leader of Catholic Church answers teenagers' questions on stress, anxiety and self-doubt

BahrainNovember 05, 2022
Pope Francis blesses Mark Metry, 4, the grandson of Hala Fayez, a Bahraini parliamentarian, who was at the Bahrain National Stadium to attend the Mass on Saturday. AFP
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Pope Francis blesses bawling babies and little children in Bahrain

‘He touched our hearts,’ says grandmother of child blessed by the pontiff

BahrainNovember 05, 2022
Pope Francis blesses a child as he attends Mass at Bahrain National Stadium. Reuters
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Pope Francis in Bahrain says love can unite divided world

Catholic leader celebrates Mass for 28,000 people during second visit to the Gulf region

BahrainNovember 05, 2022
Omer Ali, 9, who recited a verse from the Quran. Amy McConaghy / The National
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'Baba Francis': Children excited to be in presence of Pope Francis

Rashel Dsouza, 12, and Omer Ali, 9, were seated either side of the pontiff and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar at a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders

BahrainNovember 05, 2022
Pope Francis delivers a speech on the second day of his landmark tour of Bahrain. Photo: EPA
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World must unite against 'scandalous injustice' and hunger, says Pope

Pontiff calls on religions to counter extremism in address to 200 inter-faith leaders in Bahrain

BahrainNovember 04, 2022
The commemorative medal featuring the 'tree of life' and Our Lady of Arabia. Photo: Holy See Press Office
Pope gives Bahrain’s King Hamad medal reflecting ancient links

Famous 400-year-old tree and region’s biggest cathedral captured in the work

GulfNovember 04, 2022
Pope Francis (2L) with the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (2ndR) during the welcome ceremony in the courtyard of Sakhir Royal Palace in Awali, Kingdom of Bahrain, 3 November 2022. EPA / MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI
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Pope Francis speaks of 'senseless war' as Bahrain trip begins

Pontiff further calls for dehumanising labour conditions across the world to be tackled

GulfNovember 03, 2022
Pope Francis greets journalists while aboard the plan from Rome to Manama for his visit to Bahrain. AFP
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What's it like to fly on papal plane 'Shepherd One'?

Jordan's King Abdullah II sent F-16 jets to escort the aircraft over the kingdom

BahrainNovember 03, 2022
Pope Francis's three-day visit to Bahrain is his second to the Gulf in three years. Reuters
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Pope Francis departs from Rome for Bahrain visit

Pontiff expected in Manama on Thursday late afternoon

BahrainNovember 03, 2022
Bahraini Christian Hala Fayez, a member of the country's Shura Council, is excited at the opportunity to welcome Pope Francis. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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'Dream come true': Arab Catholics in Bahrain speak of Pope’s visit

The small community has deep connections that date back generations in the island kingdom

BahrainOctober 31, 2022
Pope Francis’s Bahrain visit is a historic event. It is the second time he has come to the Gulf in three years. Reuters
More than 20,000 register to attend Pope Francis's Bahrain Mass

Information released on food and transport for thousands set to attend prayers led by the pontiff on November 5

BahrainOctober 28, 2022
Najla Uchi, 78, at her residence in Manama, Bahrain. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Catholics' joy at Pope's visit to Bahrain

Three of the oldest Catholic residents tell of a time when the Gulf’s first church was built 83 years ago

BahrainOctober 26, 2022
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