Despite stating at the outset that he didn’t like travel and didn’t plan to do much of it, during the first six years of his pontificate Pope Francis made close to 30 international trips, including visiting virtually every country of Latin America.
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Pope In Bulgaria, Macedonia May Deliver Big Things In Small Packages
When Pope Francis sets off for Macedonia and Bulgaria this weekend, it could well be a classic case of big things coming in small packages.
Refugees At The Border Receive $500,000 In Aid From Pope Francis
Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to migrants at the U.S. border. The funds will be distributed to 16 Mexican dioceses and religious groups working to provide food and safety to those displaced by immigration.
Pope’s Youth Doc Draws Rave Reviews From Young Consultants
Pope Francis published a new document April 2 dedicated to youth, bringing full-circle a process of consultation that began last year when the Vatican reached out to young people around the world ahead of an October summit of bishops on how to better approach them.
Mission Success Isn’t Measured By Numbers, Pope Says In Morocco
The Christian mission is not about numbers of converts, but about changing people and the world by being witnesses of God’s mercy and love, Pope Francis told missionaries in Morocco.
Pope Says Migrant Crisis Creates a Wound That ‘Cries Out to Heaven’
Pope Francis Saturday called the migrant crisis a deep wound that “cries out to heaven,” insisting the response cannot be “indifference and silence.”
Pope Visits Muslim Training Center, Migrants in Morocco
Pope Francis met in Morocco with Muslim men and women studying to be prayer leaders and preachers and with dozens of migrants assisted by Caritas.
Pope Extols Interreligious Dialogue as a Means to Combat Terrorism
Authentic interreligious dialogue, Pope Francis said Saturday in Morocco, is a way to combat terrorism.
Give Up Gossiping for Lent, Pope Suggests
Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying to correct one’s own faults and defects, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis Closes Summit Warning Abusers of the ‘Wrath of God’
Clerical sexual abuse is the work of the devil and Church personnel complicit in abuse become tools of Satan, Pope Francis said on Sunday, closing a Vatican summit on the protection of children.