This week-long journey takes him first to Cuba and then to the United States and is widely considered “the big one” of the year.
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Timor-Leste Celebrates
Timor-Leste is the world’s most densely populated Catholic country after Vatican City.
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Timor-Leste signs historic agreement with Holy See on 500th anniversary of its evangelization
Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo and the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, signed the accord during an official ceremony at the Government Palace in Dili, the capital city, on August 14.
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Man of the People
Pope Francis is convinced that the Holy Spirit is active in popular movements.
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Francis of the Poor
I have been on all the foreign trips Francis has made since becoming pope, but his visit in July to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay revealed new dimensions of the man and the impact of his ministry.“We love people, not concepts or ideas,” he declared during a Mass in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. T
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Francis leads less like a monarch, more like a fellow bishop
Francis wants to implement and develop the teaching of Vatican II on collegiality.
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Offering Up Easter
The greatest obstacle to Christian unity is ‘the spirit of possessiveness.’
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Pope Francis heads to South America’s poorest countries
Francis’ visit takes him to ‘the peripheries of the South American periphery.’
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Latin American Revival
Something akin to a resurrection is taking place in the Catholic Church in Latin America, thanks to Pope Francis. The memory of great church leaders is being revived and honored; the sacrifice of bishops and priests killed under military dictatorships is being recognized and venerated; and some theo