Watch as Pope Francis departs Rome on four-day trip to Mongolia
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch as Pope Francis departs Rome on four-day trip to Mongolia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Pope Francis departs Rome’s Fiumicino airport for his visit to Mongolia on Thursday 31 August. His four-day trip will be a historic meeting of East and West, the first-ever visit by a Roman pontiff to the country, which is one of the tiniest, newest Catholic communities in the world. Officially, there are only 1,450 Catholics in Mongolia and the Catholic Church has only had a sanctioned presence since 1992, after the nation shrugged off its Soviet-allied communist government and enshrined religious freedom in its constitution.

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Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg later this week, despite having canceled all his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state.” Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the cancellation only concerned Monday’s audiences. Earlier in the morning, the Vatican announced that Francis had canceled his audiences …

Why Pope Francis’ Asia visit is important for the region and the Church
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Pope Francis’ Asia visit is important for the region and the Church

Firstpost  

Pope Francis, 87, is set to embark on the longest, and perhaps most challenging trip of his papacy. Experts say Francis’ trip in the backdrop of his health troubles spotlights the region’s growing importance to the Catholic Church Pope Francis has already been to the Asia-Pacific region several times, with visits to countries including South Korea, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, …

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' Asia trip marks 60 years of papal visits to the region
4 months, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis' Asia trip marks 60 years of papal visits to the region

The Independent  

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Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September

Associated Press  

ROME — The Vatican released on Friday the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will celebrate Mass for the faithful, as well as meeting with religious and political authorities. The pope’s visit is timed to coincide with celebrations of the 600th anniversary of Belgium’s two main Catholic universities. His stop in Luxembourg …

Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
6 months ago

Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pope Francis will preside over an interfaith meeting …

Pope Francis’ Visit Underscores Mongolia’s Religious Freedom
1 year, 2 months ago

Pope Francis’ Visit Underscores Mongolia’s Religious Freedom

The Diplomat  

Pope Francis recently became the first head of the Vatican to ever visit Mongolia, at the invitation of President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa. The Pope’s visit from August 31 to September 4 marked an extraordinary milestone for Vatican-Ulaanbaatar diplomatic relations, but also shone a spotlight on Mongolia’s respect for religious freedom. Last year, Enkhbayar Nambar, a former president and prime minister, personally …

‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion. Pope Francis has told Catholics in China to be “good Christians and good citizens”, reaching out to Beijing during his visit to neighbouring Mongolia. “To Chinese Catholics, I ask you to be good Christians and good citizens.” In the crowd at …

Pope praises Mongolia's tradition of religious freedom from times of Genghis Khan at start of visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Pope praises Mongolia's tradition of religious freedom from times of Genghis Khan at start of visit

The Independent  

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Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan
1 year, 4 months ago

Pope starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom dating back to Genghis Khan

Associated Press  

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a word of encouragement to its tiny Catholic flock. Khurelsukh also referred to the “pax mongolica” in his remarks, saying that same spirit still guides Mongolia’s …

Pope arrives in Mongolia, home to one of the world’s smallest Catholic communities
1 year, 4 months ago

Pope arrives in Mongolia, home to one of the world’s smallest Catholic communities

LA Times  

Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, left, and others in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Roman Catholic communities. “I think it will do us good to try to understand this long, big silence, understand what it means — but not …

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained
1 year, 4 months ago

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Associated Press  

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. “I think it will do us good to try to understand this long, big silence, understand what it means but not intellectually, but with senses.” He added: “Mongolia, you understand with your senses.” On tap are official meetings …

‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

Mongolia, bordering Russia and China, could help ease church’s troubled relations with Beijing and support the pontiff’s efforts for dialogue on Ukraine. The pope’s schedule also includes a full day of meetings with Mongolia’s political leaders, with conversations likely to touch on Mongolia’s relations with its two giant neighbours, Russia and China. “The big picture is that Mongolia has come …

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
1 year, 4 months ago

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert. Some 800 years later, Francis won’t be testing new …

Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia in September will be closely watched by Russia and China
1 year, 6 months ago

Pope Francis' trip to Mongolia in September will be closely watched by Russia and China

The Independent  

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Pope Francis’ trip to Mongolia will be closely watched by Russia and China
1 year, 6 months ago

Pope Francis’ trip to Mongolia will be closely watched by Russia and China

LA Times  

Pope Francis, shown in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, will become the first pontiff to visit Mongolia. Pope Francis travels to the periphery of Roman Catholicism later this summer when he becomes the first pontiff to visit Mongolia, a Central Asian nation squeezed between Russia and China with just 1,500 Catholics. The Sept. 1-4 schedule released Thursday is light …

Pope expected to be released soon from hospital after abdominal surgery: Vatican
1 year, 6 months ago

Pope expected to be released soon from hospital after abdominal surgery: Vatican

The Independent  

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Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan
2 years, 3 months ago

Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet. China does not have diplomatic relations with Vatican, ever since the ruling Communist Party required Roman Catholics in China to …

Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan for interfaith conference
2 years, 5 months ago

Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan for interfaith conference

Al Jazeera  

After the pontiff said he will ease his travel, the Vatican confirms an upcoming Central Asia visit where he may meet with the Russian Orthodox Church’s leader. Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan as planned in September to attend an interfaith conference in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan, the Vatican confirmed on Monday. “Accepting the invitation of the civil and ecclesial authorities, …

Pope Francis to visit Hungary in September, cardinal says
3 years, 10 months ago

Pope Francis to visit Hungary in September, cardinal says

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pope Francis will travel to Hungary’s capital in September where he will participate in the closing Mass of a multiday, international Catholic gathering, according to the cardinal of Hungary’s Roman Catholic Church. The Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest Peter Erdo told Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday that Francis was originally scheduled to appear at the 2020 International Eucharistic …

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