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LIVE | Pope Francis in South Sudan | Meeting with Internally Displaced Persons

LIVE | Pope Francis’ meeting with internally displaced persons at the Freedom Hall in Juba. 

LIVE | Pope Francis in South Sudan | Ecumenical Prayer

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Ecumenical Prayer from John Garang Mausoleum. The event will include an address by the
Pope Francis met the Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his final day in Kinshasa on Feb. 3, 2023 | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Congolese Catholics are ‘a lung’ for the Universal Church

“Thank you, because you are a lung that helps the universal Church breathe!” Pope Francis said at his

LIVE | Pope Francis in South Sudan | Welcome Ceremony & Meeting Diplomatic Corps

LIVE | Pope Francis arrived in South Sudan. The Holy Father is welcomed with a ceremony. Afterwards the

Pope Francis Tells Young People of Congo to Resist Evil & Work Towards Peace

Pope Francis is spending his final full day in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It included an address
Pope Francis greets South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the Vatican, April 11, 2019. | Vatican Media

The pope kissed his feet. Who is the cowboy-hat-wearing president of South Sudan?

At a Vatican retreat in 2019, Pope Francis kissed the feet of President Salva Kiir — and those

Interview with Archbishop Michael Wallace Banach

The new Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary, Michael Wallace Banach, speaks with EWTN Hungary’s Domonkos Pulay about his new
Pope Francis greets the crowd at his Sunday Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis on World Day for Consecrated Life: Religious have ‘special role’ in the Church

Pope Francis’ message was read at the beginning of a Mass for consecrated men and women in Rome’s
An artisanal miner carries a sack of ore at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Oct.12, 2022. | Photo by JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP via Getty Images

Here’s what Pope Francis said about exploitative mining in the Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo exports 70% of the worldʼs cobalt, a once-obscure element now in great demand
Cardinal George Pell’s funeral Mass drew thousands of mourners to Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 2, 2023. | Credit: Giovanni Portelli/The Catholic Weekly

Thousands mourn Cardinal Pell at Sydney funeral: ‘Be not afraid’ was his motto

Civic leaders, friends, and members of Cardinal George Pell’s family remembered the Australian cardinal’s dedication to the Church.

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Congolese Bishops

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Bishops at the Congo National Episcopal Conference, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of
Pope Francis interacted with an energetic crowd of 65,000 young adults and catechists at Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 2, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Congolese youth: Prayer is your secret weapon for peace

Pope Francis interacted with an enthusiastic crowd of about 65,000 young people and adults, some of whom traveled

LIVE | Pope Francis in the DR Congo | Prayer Meeting with priests & seminarians

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Prayer Meeting with priests, deacons, consecrated people and seminarians in the Cathedral of Notre
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. | Credit: Diane Montagna

Cardinal Zen hospitalized in Hong Kong after returning from Benedict XVI’s funeral

The 91-year-old cardinal wrote on his blog on Jan. 31 that he is receiving treatment in the hospital

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with over a million people on his 2nd day in Congo

On the second day of his Apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis celebrated Mass.
Millions gather in Manila for Pope Francis' closing Mass on Jan. 18, 2015. | Alan Holdren/CNA.

Biggest papal Masses ever: How does today’s Mass in the DRC compare?

Papal Masses, especially in the last 50 years or so, have attracted crowds of millions — many of

Pope Francis in Congo: “No more enriching yourself with resources and blood money”

Enough. Enough enriching themselves on the skin of the weakest, enough enriching themselves with resources and blood money.”

LIVE | Pope Francis in D. R. Congo | Meeting with young people & catechists

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with the young people and catechists in the Martyrs Stadium of Kinshasa, Democratic
Pope Francis celebrated Mass with around 1 million people in Kinshasa, DRC, on Feb. 1, 2023. | Vatican Media

1 million attend Mass with Pope Francis in Democratic Republic of Congo

Catholics danced and sang songs, including a chant of “Maman Maria,” which means “Mama Mary” in French, as

Gänswein, Benedict XVI trusted only in the mild force of truth

“One of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter put himself

What will be Pope Francis’ next trips in 2023? Between certainties and possibilities

2023 will likely be a year of many trips for Pope Francis.   From January 31st to February 5th,

LIVE | Pope Francis in Congo | Meeting Eastern Victims & Charity Workers

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Meeting with Victims of the Eastern part of Congo and with representatives from some
Pope Francis is greeted at the N’Dolo Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Jan. 31, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

‘Hands off Africa!’ Pope Francis says in Democratic Republic of Congo

Pope Francis urged the international community to give the central African country its autonomy while not turning a

LIVE | Pope Francis in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Holy Mass

LIVE | Pope Francis’ Holy Mass from the Ndolo Airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

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