Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic Church, offering ...
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Pope: Beijing 'a promise and hope' for the church
Pope Francis said on Friday that China was "a promise and a hope" for the Catholic Church, offering extensive praise for ...
Pope Francis completes 12-day visit to Southeast Asia, ending longest tour of his papacy
Pope Francis wrapped up a 12-day tour across the Southeast Asia region on Thursday, marking the longest international trip of ...
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Pope Francis’ Mass in one of world’s most Catholic nations gathers almost half its population
Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome from ... struggling with post-war unity and nation building.” A leading pro-democracy figure during the Indonesian occupation was Bishop Belo, the ...
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Pope Francis in East Timor Amid Uproar over $12M Cost of Papal Visit, Specter of Church Sexual Abuse
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Pope Francis' visit puts Indonesia's religious freedom under spotlight
SETARA Institute is a think tank that advocates for democracy and human rights in ... and government civil servant who came to see Pope Francis. "We need to hold a heart-to-heart dialogue with ...
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Share the Gospel with Joy, Pope Tells Indonesia’s Churchworkers
The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at all costs, but about living in a way that ...
A review of some of Pope Francis’ most memorable quotes over his papacy
Flying back to Rome from a lengthy trip to Asia, Pope Francis criticized both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called ...