Flying over the Sahara, pope prays for migrants who die in the desert
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE – As Pope Francis passed over the Sahara desert Tuesday en route to a six-day visit to sub-Saharan Africa, he paused to pray for migrants who lose their lives trying to cross the...
View ArticlePope lands in Hungary rallying for a unified, welcoming Europe
BUDAPEST – Pope Francis kicked off his three-day visit to Hungary Friday praising the country for its traditional values and making a forceful appeal for European unity, decrying the rise of...
View ArticlePope in Hungary, country swelled by Ukrainian refugees, urges end to...
BUDAPEST – On his second day in Hungary’s capital, Pope Francis met a group of poor people and refugees, including several who fled the war in neighboring Ukraine, and urged society to let go of...
View ArticleCompeting versions of Christianity between Pope, Hungary’s Orban on display
BUDAPEST – While neither Hungary’s Viktor Orbán nor his most prominent guest this weekend, Pope Francis, have appeared anxious to play up their differences, there’s no getting around the fact that the...
View ArticleWhat trips were to John Paul II, interviews may be to Francis
ROME – For a pope, one good way to be remembered is to do more of something than anyone else in history. To this day, Vatican-watchers love to cite the factoid that John Paul II traveled more than all...
View ArticleMissionary nun calls papal visit to Mongolia a ‘golden opportunity’
MUMBAI – A nun from India, where Catholics are a tiny minority, who’s currently serving as a missionary in Mongolia, where Catholics are an even tinier sliver of the population, says “positive vibes of...
View ArticlePope’s visit to Mongolia a classic example of the Vatican thinking in centuries
ROME – Legendarily, the Vatican thinks in centuries. Jokingly, it’s sometimes been said that the Vatican’s working approach can be summarized as, “Talk to me on Wednesday, and I’ll get back to you in...
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Against backdrop of vast Mongolian deserts, Pope says God is ‘fresh water’
ULAANBAATAR – Speaking to one of the Catholic Church’s smallest flocks, located in a region that has not always been hospitable to Christianity and where some tensions are still felt, Pope Francis on...
View ArticlePope rejects ‘alarmist propaganda’ on migration, urges policy of welcome
MARSEILLE – After a week of rising tensions within Europe amid a surge in migrant arrivals, with some countries, including France, taking measures against asylum seekers, Pope Francis in Marseille...
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Pope surprises 95-year-old Indian grandmother of a priest with video call
MUMBAI – Francis has a well-earned reputation as the “Cold Call Pope,” often phoning people out of the blue who’ve written him or whom he wants to contact for some other reason. He recently burnished...
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