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Papal Visits

Pan Ngath Orphanage (run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity) in Rumbek, South Sudan. | Credit: Sudan Relief Fund

One Year after Papal Visit, South Sudan Still Plagued by Violence

Feb 17, 2024

More than a year after Pope Francis visited South Sudan, the country is still plagued with high levels of violent crime and armed conflict between ethnic groups.

Pope Francis speaking to journalists on the flight from Canada to Rome, Italy, on July 30, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ In-flight Press Conference from Canada: Full Text

Jul 30, 2022

Pope Francis returned to Rome on Saturday after a week-long trip to Canada. During the July 24 to 30 trip, the pope visited Edmonton, Québec, and Iqaluit on what he called a “penitential pilgrimage” to apologize to the country’s indigenous communities.

The flag of Slovakia, pictured in the country’s capital, Bratislava. RossHelen via Shutterstock.

More Catholics to See Pope Francis in Slovakia as Authorities Ease COVID-19 Rules

Sep 6, 2021

Papal events will no longer be limited to the fully vaccinated

Fr. Paschal Uche at his ordination in Brentwood Cathedral, Essex, England, Aug. 1, 2020. / Brentwood Diocese/Graham Hillman. Visit photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

Young Catholic who Greeted Benedict XVI in Britain Becomes a Priest

Sep 19, 2020

Paschal Uche woke up early on the morning of Sept. 18, 2010, a day that would change his life. He needed to set off in good time in order to pass through security at the event he was attending in central London.