5 things to know about Mongolia as Pope Francis prepares for his trip
Ahead of the pope’s historic trip, here are a few key facts to know about Mongolia.
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Asian bishops unveil website dedicated for Synod
Bishop Sebastian Francis said the Synod “is a privileged moment to continue the threefold dialogue with cultures, religions, and the poor”
Pope Francis asks for prayers as he travels to Mongolia, ‘the heart of Asia’
Francis will become the first pope in the history of the Catholic Church to visit Mongolia, a democracy between authoritarian powers
Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug addiction
Pope Francis said on Sunday we are called to act like Jesus and cannot be
Pope Francis: Like Our Lady of Guadalupe, mothers can be great evangelizers today
Our Lady of Guadalupe proclaimed the Gospel in “mother tongue,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in a message that highlighted the important role mothers play in passing on the faith to the next generat…
Pope calls grieving mother of son who died at WYD: ‘He comforted me as if he were my dad’
According to Bishop Luca Raimondi, who celebrated the youth’s funeral with 13 other priests, “the pope and Luca’s mother cried together.”
Pope Francis merges two dioceses in Japan
The new archdiocese has just 51,413 Catholics, less than a third of 1% of the area’s 19 million inhabitants
Pope Francis calls for a ‘spirit of service’ on feast of Mary’s assumption
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the faithful to adopt a “spirit of service,” pointing to the example of the Blessed Mother who went in haste to help her expectant cousin Elizabeth.
Japanese, US bishops ink partnership for a nuclear-free world
They called upon world leaders to take actionable measures for the complete eradication of nuclear weapons
A new platform monitoring press freedom in Southeast Asia
The network is planning to expand the coverage of the project by seeking potential partners in Myanmar and Vietnam
