VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it 'the first genocide of the 20th century,' a politically explosive declaration that will certainly anger Turkey.
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Pope Francis waves as he addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during his Sunday Angelus prayer on August 24, 2014 at the Vatican.
