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The Holy Father on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop on what is to be the longest international voyage of his pontificate to date.
Some people even came from the Solomon Islands, about 885 miles to the east in the South Pacific.
Pope Francis has appointed the Provincial Director of the Congregation of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (M.C.C.J) in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) the Local Ordinary of Kaga-Bandoro Diocese.
Upon entering the stadium in a wheelchair, Pope Francis was immediately greeted by loud cheers and cries of “Viva Papa!” from a 60,000-strong crowd.
On Pope Francis’ first full day of public appearances in Indonesia on Wednesday, the pope called upon the political leaders of the world’s largest Muslim country to protect the country’s delicate balance of many cultures and religions by respecting the human rights of all, including minorities.
Pope Francis received a group of homeless people in Rome before departing for Southeast Asia and, upon arriving in Jakarta, was welcomed by a group of refugees.
Pope Francis has condemned the August 24th terrorist attack in the town of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, which claimed the lives of over 150 people and many others wounded.
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have concluded their 10-day Ad Limina visit, saying that they return to the East African nation re-energized to serve in their respective Episcopal Sees.
During his 11-day journey the 87-year-old pontiff will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste (East Timor), and Singapore from Sept. 2–13.
The pope appealed for peace in Gaza and for humanitarian aid to continue and also expressed his closeness to the people of Burkina Faso after a terrorist attack there on Aug 24.
“Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30.
“There is some plan to ‘dissolve’ [the university] with the other universities: No, this will not do,” Francis said to members of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
The pope spoke at length about the poor conditions of migrants who attempt to cross a sea or desert to reach safety but sometimes lose their lives in the process.
This year’s symposium is titled “What Is Man? In the Time of Anthropological Mutation” and is taking place in Trani, Italy.
During his Tuesday visit to the basilica near Piazza Navona in Rome’s historic center, the pope prayed in the side chapel containing the tomb of St. Monica.
Pope Francis has appointed Sr. Inês Paulo Albino of the Institute of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ (ASC) as the new Secretary General of the Pontifical Society for Missionary Childhood (PMC).
Pope Francis has expressed solidarity with the thousands of people affected by Monkeypox (Mpox), especially those in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who he describes as “so tried”.
The pope entrusted Nicaragua to the protection and intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea as part of an apostolic journey that will take place Sept. 2-13 in Oceania and that will also take him to Indonesia, East Timor, and Singapore.
During his general audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis spoke about the Holy Spirit, focusing on the fruits of being anointed with blessed oil in the sacraments of baptism and confirmation.