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Pope Francis is heading to Marseille, France this weekend on his 44th Apostolic Journey abroad. ...read more
The migratory flows of our times are the expression of a complex and varied phenomenon that, to be properly understood, requires a careful analysis of every aspect of its different stages, ...read more
On Monday I returned from Mongolia. I would like to express my appreciation to those who accompanied me on my visit with prayer, and to reiterate my gratitude to the authorities, who solemnly welcomed me: ...read more
Thank you very much for the warm welcome you have given me and for your song and dance, your words of greeting and your testimonies! ...read more
With the words of the Responsorial Psalm, we prayed: “O God... my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:2). ...read more
Allow me to address you in this way, as a brother in faith to those who believe in Christ, and as a brother to all of you in the name of our shared religious quest and our membership in the one human family. ...read more
Thank you, Your Excellency, for your kind words. Thank you Sister Salvia, Fr. Peter Sanjaajav and Rufina for your testimonies. ...read more
I thank His Excellency the President for his warm welcome and his kind words, and I greet all of you most cordially. ...read more
As a minority Catholic country, the pope is relatively unknown in Mongolia. Over fifty percent of the people practice Buddhism, while there are less than 1,500 practising Catholics in the country. During a media roundtable, Salesian Father Jaroslav Vracovský, a pastor in Mongolia, said that locals were “shocked” when they found out that the pope ...read more
This has truly been a World Youth Day of words. While the main theme prompts us to reflect on the verbs "to arise" and "to go with haste," many other words jumped out at me as well. ...read more