papal trip Archives

Pope says he is ‘scandalized’ by anti-migrant rhetoric

Dec 6, 2019

Pope Francis told Jesuits in Thailand he was “scandalized” by some of the anti-migrant rhetoric he hears in Europe, and he is convinced people are being manipulated into thinking the only way they can preserve their lifestyles is by building walls.

By Cindy Wooden

Thai woman calls Pope “Superman” for helping people

Nov 21, 2019

During a visit to the St. Louis Hospital, the largest Catholic healthcare facility in Thailand, Pope Francis said that those who suffer an illness are allowed to cry out in pain, as Christ himself did, while at the same time praying for the comforting and helping hand that reveals the presence of God who is always there.

By Inés San Martín

Pope’s Asian agenda: Atomic bombs, martyrs, family reunion

Nov 17, 2019

Pope Francis has agendas both pastoral and personal for his trip to Asia, where he’ll appeal for global nuclear disarmament at the sites of the atomic bomb and minister to two tiny Catholic communities that have suffered gruesome periods of persecution.

By Nicole Winfield

Vatican publishes itinerary for papal trip to Africa Sept. 4-10

Jun 29, 2019

Pope Francis’s sixth foreign trip of 2019 will take him to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10, the Vatican announced.

By Catholic News Service

Ancient model for modern dialogue: St. Francis in the sultan’s court

Mar 10, 2019

Pope Francis continues to draw attention to the meeting of St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219 near Damietta, a port on the Nile River near where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

By Cindy Wooden