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Pope Francis's mass in East Timor has been attended by about 600,000 Catholic faithful -- nearly half of the country's population -- despite local anger over a demolition drive and [...]

Pope Francis has made a historic visit to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, holding an open-air mass 'at the edge of the world' in the coastal town of Vanimo, [...]

Papal pop-in Pope Francis meets performers in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea during his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania. The Pope will visit a remote part of the [...]

Byline: Rebecca Kuku in Vanimo Pope Francis travelled to Vanimo, on Papua New Guinea's remote north-west coast, after celebrating a mass in the capital of Port Moresby in front of [...]

Byline: Ashifa Kassam and agencies Pope Francis is to embark on the longest, farthest and perhaps most challenging trip of his pontificate as he begins a 12-day Asia-Pacific tour that [...]

Byline: Ahmad Pathoni in Jakarta When Pope Francis stepped on to the hallowed grounds of the Istiqlal mosque in the Indonesian capital on Thursday, he marked a historic moment in [...]

Pope Francis began his extensive 12-day tour of four Asian countries on a humble note by opting to use a family car and ditching a luxury hotel stay as he [...]

Speaking in Jakarta, the pontiff said “mutual respect” was the key to harmony in the majority-Muslim country, where a pluralist tradition has been put to the test by extremist groups. [...]

Medan, Indonesia – At the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral in the Indonesian city of Medan, the mood at Sunday mass was unusually excited. Pope Francis, the head of the [...]

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Byline: James Foxall If you have hundreds of thousands of adoring worshippers turning out to show their devotion, you want to switch on the style. And what better way than [...]

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery https://apnews.com/article/east-timor-pope-independence-4606ea8f7b56b4d91ad04654ff358938, even as he indirectly acknowledged an abuse [...]

Byline: Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) -- (CNN) — The NFL season just got underway and already the Super Bowl is in the spotlight -- just not the [...]

Byline: MARK MORAN Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Pope Francis visited the small town of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea after delivering mass to more than 35,000 people in the capital [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (CNS) -- Pope Francis flew 600 miles to a remote outpost [...]

Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and 'superstition and magic' that tarnishes a place he likened to [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Pope Francis addressed vulnerable communities in Papua New Guinea, emphasizing the unique value of every [...]

VATICAN CITY -- The following information was released by the Vatican Information Service (VIS): Upon arrival at the main entrance of the Caritas Technical Secondary School indoor stadium, the Pope [...]

Byline: CLYDE HUGHES Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Pope Francis landed in Papua New Guinea on Friday, marking his farthest trip away from the Vatican during his 11 years as pontiff [...]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — https://apnews.com/article/pope-indonesia-papua-timor-singapore-59722ac636c5bbd481a1c376b0ec01d1 will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over [...]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace [...]

Byline: Analysis by Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) -- (CNN) — He is 87 years old and in recent years has battled health difficulties and begun using a wheelchair. But Pope [...]

VATICAN CITY -- The following information was released by the Vatican Information Service (VIS): Departure from Rome Telegram to the President of the Italian Republic Departure from Rome Today Pope [...]

Byline: ALLEN CONE Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Pope Francis will embark on an 11-day trip starting Tuesday to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The 87-year-old pope's longest [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The following information was released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Pope Francis is scheduled to set off on a four-nation, 25,000-mile trip that [...]

VATICAN CITY -- The following information was released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: The head of the Vatican Apostolic Archives shares insights into this vast historical collection, [...]

VATICAN CITY -- The following information was released by the Vatican Information Service (VIS): Telegram of the Holy Father HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL TO LAM PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF [...]

Byline: By, Daniel Hall Paintings by Dutch and Flemish masters are set to go on display at a County Durham Castle. Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland will display paintings by [...]

The meeting is expected to happen on the sidelines of a larger event, the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, attended by Nobel laureates, artists, athletes and other politicians. Mayor Eric [...]

The meeting is expected to happen on the sidelines of a larger event, the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, attended by Nobel laureates, artists, athletes and other politicians. Mayor Eric [...]

Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem [...]

Pope Francis is greeted by oar-waving gondoliers on his arrival in Venice yesterday. The 87-year-old pontiff was making his first-ever trip to the Italian lagoon city, during which he visited [...]

Byline: NICOLE WINFIELD, PAOLO SANTALUCIA; ASSOCIATED PRESS VENICE, ITALY -- Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature [...]

Incarcerated women serve as guides to the show, which reflects Pope Francis' longtime commitment to society's marginalized people. Landing by helicopter at a women's prison where the Vatican has mounted [...]

Byline: James Badcock Spain's Catholic Church has excommunicated a group of 10 nuns after they refused to renounce their allegiance to a rebel former priest. The sisters, who live in [...]

OTTAWA, Canada -- The following information was released by the office of the Prime Minister of Canada: Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with His Holiness Pope Francis on the [...]

Byline: Samantha Waldenberg and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) -- Puglia, Italy (CNN) — President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit [...]

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - -- The following information was released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: St. John Paul II called for an ecumenical discussion about the role [...]

The Vatican -- In his weekly address to the Vatican, Pope Francis urged world leaders to look for ways to reach peace between the warring parties in Sudan on Sunday. [...]

Byline: Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) -- Venice (CNN) — Pope Francis has become the first pontiff to visit Venice's contemporary art festival during a trip which saw him visit a [...]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to [...]