Global Church News
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Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
Nov 20, 2019
Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, part of a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues of concern including human trafficking and peacemaking.
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Pope arrives in Thailand at the start of his 32nd Apostolic Journey
Nov 20, 2019
Pope Francis arrives at Bangkok Airport after an eleven-hour flight from Rome. Thailand is the first stop on a seven day Apostolic Journey to Asia taking him to Thailand and Japan.
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Decking-out papal venues in Thailand
Nov 20, 2019
Let’s take a glimpse of some of the places Pope Francis will be visiting during his three-day visit to Thailand.
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On Pope’s Asia swing, doctrinal tension is the dog that’s not barking
Nov 20, 2019
As fans of Sherlock Holmes know well, sometimes the key to unraveling a mystery is the dog that didn’t bark. It’s a metaphor for something one would have expected to happen that didn’t, and thus requires explanation.
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Pope on board to journalists: Make known these cultures far from the West
Nov 20, 2019
On board the flight that took Pope Francis to Thailand, the first stop of his 32nd apostolic journey, he greeted journalists thanking them for their work.. Before leaving Rome, he met with with ten elderly people in the Casa Santa Marta.
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Pope Francis departs on 32nd Apostolic Journey abroad
Nov 20, 2019
Pope Francis sets off on his Apostolic Journey to Thailand and Japan aboard the papal plane on Tuesday evening.
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Different faiths unite to welcome Pope
Nov 20, 2019
Tight security and strict traffic regulations have been put in place for Pope Francis' arrival on Wednesday, while leaders of different faiths get ready to meet him on Friday.
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How Catholicism took root in Thailand
Nov 20, 2019
A mission of convenience ordered six centuries ago paved the way for the faith's spread in the region.
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Thousands to throng to Pope's Mass
Nov 20, 2019
In Thailand, there are around 300,000 people of the Christian faith. Catholics thrilled by first papal visit since 1984. The last papal visit was made by Saint Pope John Paul II in 1984, or 35 years ago.
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Pakistani Church inaugurates the Year of Youth 2020
Nov 20, 2019
The Catholic Church of Pakistan inaugurated the Year of Youth 2020 on November 16 with a Eucharistic celebration in the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Lahore.
Sunday Reflection
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Running with the Lord
Two weeks from now the season of Advent will begin. That’s when the most important preparation begins. That is the preparation for celebrating the spiritual becoming physical.
