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On the road again: Pope to visit Asia, Oceania in September

By Parish Admin

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ trip to Asia and Oceania in September will be a trip of religious, economic and social contrasts. Visiting four nations Sept. 2-13, the 87-year-old pope will be making the longest trip of his pontificate, both in terms of distance covered and days away from the Vatican. Pope Francis plans…

Pope asks lawmakers to fight cynicism, be witnesses of hope

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked Catholic legislators to be examples and witnesses of hope to young people who are bombarded with “messages of pessimism and cynicism.” “How important it is for them to see models of hope and idealism,” the pope told members of the International Catholic Legislators Network during an audience at…

Pope expresses concern about religious freedom in Ukraine

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Please, let no Christian church be abolished directly or indirectly: the churches are not to be touched,” Pope Francis said about a Ukrainian law banning the Russian Orthodox Church, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Aug. 24, Ukrainian independence day. “I continue to follow with sorrow the fighting in Ukraine and the…