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Simplicity and transparency are key to Pope Francis' Colombia trip

Sep 07, 2017

Simplicity and transparency have been key words in the preparations for Pope Francis' visit to Colombia, according to the secretary general of the Colombian bishops' conference.
‘Shalom alechem!’ Pope Francis greets rabbis at the Vatican, praises ‘fruitful dialogue’

Sep 06, 2017

Speaking to rabbis from the United States, Europe, and Israel, Pope Francis praised the fruitful dialogue in recent years between the Catholic Church and Jewish communities and wished them a happy Jewish New Year.
Pope heads to Colombia seeking to heal conflict's wounds

Sep 06, 2017

Pope Francis is heading to Colombia on Wednesday to try to help heal the wounds of Latin America's longest-running conflict, bolstered by a new cease-fire with a holdout rebel group but fully aware of the fragility of the country's peace process.
Pope Francis is going to Colombia this week: Here's what you need to know

Sep 06, 2017

On the eve his five-day visit to Colombia, which starts on Sept. 6, Pope Francis addressed this nation of 48 million people in a video message. He emphasized the need for peace and reconciliation in this politically polarized, majority-Catholic country, where the majority live in poverty. Colombia has been torn by armed conflict since 1964, and drug-trafficking related to cocaine production is a major problem.
Pope Francis, headed to Colombia, will promote peace accord government signed with FARC rebels

Sep 06, 2017

Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in Colombia on Wednesday to urge reconciliation in a country deeply divided over the terms of a peace deal that the pontiff helped bring to fruition.
Pyay, devotion and prayer, the Burmese Church awaits the pope's visit to Myanmar

Sep 06, 2017

Catholics number about 450,000, 1 per cent of the population. “Burmese Catholics are looking forward to giving the Holy Father a warm welcome,” said Mgr Alexander Pyone Cho, bishop of Pyay. “We are very happy. Ours is a very devoted community, dedicated to prayer and church life.” Pope Francis's appeal in favour of the Rohingya causes controversy.
Catholic priest in Nigeria kidnapped, murdered

Sep 06, 2017

A Catholic priest was kidnapped and found murdered in Nigeria, local sources have confirmed.
God is present, Cardinal DiNardo tells Hurricane Harvey victims

Sep 06, 2017

Amid the immense devastation left behind in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston assured the people that God is
Lahore Archdiocese bans political speeches in churches

Sep 06, 2017

After a former Pakistani premier's daughter made a controversial speech inside the Catholic cathedral in Lahore, acts and speeches deemed political are now banned in church buildings throughout the Archdiocese.
Archbishop D'Souza: Mother Teresa will be the co-patron of Calcutta

Sep 05, 2017

Mother Teresa will be co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. This is confirmed to AsiaNews by Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, on day the world marks the liturgical memory of the Mother of the Poor.