“Francis has not returned to his native Argentine since becoming pope in 2013, but that could change if the Peronist candidate Sergio Massa wins this Sunday's presidential election”
“It's Thursday (October 12) and the members of the Synod on synodality are visiting – many for the first time – one of the most iconic places of Rome's earliest Christian communities. Some of these synodal "pilgrims"...”
“The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis, who is still recovering from major abdominal surgery, is going ahead with his August 31-September 4 apostolic visit to Mongolia...the sparsely populated East Asian nation squeezed between Russia and China, which is home to fewer than 1500 Catholics.”
“The surprise was total. "At the invitation of Bp Joseph Li Shan of the Diocese of Beijing, Bp Stephen Chow, SJ, of the Diocese of HK, along with Aux. Bp Joseph Ha, OFM and vicar general Fr Peter Choy, will travel to the Diocese of Beijing for a 5-day visit from 17th April.".”
“The DRC is one of the giants of Africa in terms of its size and its natural resources. It is likely to play an important role in the fight against climate change, preserving its rainforest and its biodiversity. But the country is also one of the poorest in the world. The government is weak,”
“For his 40th apostolic trip since beginning his pontificate in 2013, the 86-year-old Francis plans to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan from January 31 to February 5...World Youth Day (WYD), which will be held next August 1-6 in Lisbon, Portugal”
“"In Viaggio" is Italian-American director Gianfranco Rosi's latest film, an 80-minute documentary on the pope's travels that marks the dramas of our time…”
“Pope Francis could visit DR-Congo and South Sudan "at the beginning of February". "The doctor had advised against it, now I can walk, with a cane, but I manage," said the pope who had announced an apostolic trip to these two countries in July 2022 before postponing them because of his health.”
“"I believe that it is always difficult to understand dialogue with the countries that provoked the war," he admitted. But he then went on to defend this option. "I do not exclude dialogue with a country at war, whoever it may be, even if it is the aggressor," t”
“Francis is to make a highly symbolic visit to Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta where tens of thousands of native Canadians come every July 26 to mark the feast of the Virgin Mary's mother”
“As Pope Francis set off for Canada on Sunday, many in Rome were wondering if he would be able to complete the weeklong visit in good condition, given the severe pain in his right knee and difficulties with mobility.”
“Pope is to send the Secretary of State Card. Parolin to the DR Congo and South Sudan, after having postponed his scheduled trip to the Africa due to medical reasons. Pope was to visit Kinshasa and Goma in the DRC from July 2 to 5, before travelling to Juba, in South Sudan, from July 5 to 7.”
“The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis is going ahead with his July 24-30 pastoral visit to Canada despite knee problems and mobility issues that forced him to postpone a similar trip to Africa that was to take place a few weeks before going to North America.”
“The purpose of the Canadians' visit is to personally inform the pope on the huge scandal that broke out a few years ago over the physical and sexual abuse that indigenous children suffered between 1830-1996 at Catholic-run boarding schools.”
“But the last-minute decision to call off the trip to Florence was also due to the fact that certain people had been invited to the Mediterranean meeting who were deemed undesirable by the pope.”
“Pope Francis begins a five-day journey to Cyprus and Greece on Thursday, a trip he hopes will help refocus the world's attention on the plight of migrants. The papal visit, which extends through next Monday, includes stops in Nicosia and Athens. The pope, who turns 85 on December 17”
“Pope Francis will make an Apostolic trip to the Arab Republic of Egypt April 28-29, 2017, visiting the city of Cairo.” This was the announcement made by the Holy See Press Office on March 18. A pope invited by all the elements present in a society, at times in tension with each other.”
“A few years ago, when he was planning his trip to Bangui, capital of the warring Central African Republic, the pope said he was ready to parachute in if no pilot wanted to land his plane. Then last March he went to Baghdad and other parts of Iraq. South Sudan. Lebanon...”
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Francis to send Cardinal Parolin to South Sudan, DR Congo
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Indigenous Canadians in Rome this week, hoping for a papal apology
Pope Francis' very political knee pain
The stakes are high for the pope's trip to Europe’s periphery
Pope seeks to refocus world attention on migrants during trip to Cyprus and Greece
Egypt, Land of Civilizations and Alliances: Francis’ dramatic, therapeutic and prophetic journey - LA CIVILTÀ CATTOLICA
The pope of impossible journeys
