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“As Blessed Carlo Acutis said, the Eucharist is the highway to heaven,” the pope wrote in his message for diocesan World Youth Days published on Sept. 17.
“Contemplate the diversity of your traditions as a wealth, a wealth willed by God,” the pope told young adults gathered for Mediterranean Encounters 2024.
Speaking aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis encouraged U.S. Catholics to vote with their conscience in the upcoming Nov. 5 election.
The interreligious meeting concluded his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
The pope expressed his admiration for the dedication of the country’s past and present leaders to build unity amid a diversity of ethnicities, religions, and cultures.
The pontiff celebrated Mass in the Singapore National Stadium, a national landmark, on the last full day of his trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Pope Francis’ event with young adults was his last stop in East Timor before flying four hours to Singapore for the fourth and final leg of his Sept. 2–13 trip.
The pope celebrated the youthfulness of East Timor at the outdoor Mass where the crowd appeared like a sea of yellow-and-white Vatican-themed umbrellas.
“This is what one finds here: love. Without love this cannot be understood. And so we understand the love of Jesus who gave his life for us,” the Holy Father said.
The pope emphasized that “the language of love, the language of closeness, the language of service” is what can unite people in a region of more than 800 dialects.
Here is a closer look at three remarkable individuals who shaped the Catholic mission in Papua New Guinea.
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.