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- Sep 21, 2019
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Pope visits Romania 20 years after John Paul’s historic trip
- Associated Press, Pope in Romania
- May 31, 2019
Pope Francis is heading to Romania for a three-day, cross-country pilgrimage that in many ways is completing the 1999 trip by St. John Paul II that marked the first-ever papal visit to a majority Orthodox country.
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Ahead of visit, pope calls on Romania to remember legacy of martyrs
- Catholic News Service, Pope in Romania, Vatican
- May 29, 2019
Pope Francis said he hopes his visit to Romania will strengthen the bonds of faith that unite Orthodox and Catholics in the country.
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As Europe votes, Pope wages a quiet campaign for its soul
- Church in Europe
- May 26, 2019
The pope and his bishops seem keenly aware of the current battle for the soul of Europe, which, in light of populist gains, risks creating a new ideological iron curtain.
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Pope’s Romania visit could heal Catholic-Orthodox relations, expert says
- Catholic News Service, Pope in Romania, Vatican
- May 16, 2019
When Pope Francis makes his 30th international trip, visiting Romania in late May, he is likely to receive a different, more reserved welcome than St. John Paul II did 20 years ago, said an expert in Catholic-Orthodox relations.
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Pope’s Marian pilgrimage to Transylvania shines light on ethnic Hungarians
- Catholic News Service, Church in Europe
- May 14, 2019
When Pope Francis visits Romania May 31-June 1, he will helicopter to Sumuleu Ciuc, site of the country’s only major Marian shrine and an important place of pilgrimage for Hungarian Catholics.
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Vatican publishes updated schedule for pope’s visit to Romania
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Apr 24, 2019
Visiting Romania May 31-June 2, Pope Francis will stop at six destinations, including a popular Marian shrine in Transylvania.
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