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Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Sudan, Haiti and Myanmar suffering continues—but not on the front page
Focus on the fate of Israel, its hostages in Gaza and the people of Gaza and south Lebanon means that little attention is being paid to other continuing crises around the world—Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar among them.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What Pope Francis’ visit meant to the people of Indonesia—Catholic and not
The people of Indonesia believe in gotong royong, literally, “joint bearing of burdens,” carrying something together, shoulder-to-shoulder. This ethos was lived to its fullest in the days of this holy visit.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis talks Gaza war, China deal, sex abuse and more on flight back to Rome
Will he visit Argentina? Why didn’t he denounce the death penalty in Singapore? Is he satisfied with the results of the Vatican-China deal? Pope Francis answered these questions and more on the flight back to Rome.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis reminds leaders in wealthy Singapore: Don’t neglect the poor, migrant or elderly
On the final leg of his 12-day journey to the East, Pope Francis moved from three countries struggling with poverty to a world of opulence in Singapore, the world’s third-largest financial hub.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
With Pope Francis in Timor Leste
Veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports live from Dili, where Pope Francis continues his longest international visit to date: a two-week tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis in Singapore: visiting a small but influential Catholic Church
Pope Francis is “popular among Catholics here, but may also be [seen as] influential among the general public, which sees him as an international leader for peace, harmony and equality,” Francis Lim, S.J., said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for nearly half the population of Timor Leste
Some 600,000 Catholics in Timor Leste, almost half the population of the majority-Catholic country, attended the Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the evening of Sept. 10.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
A brief history of Timor Leste, the most Catholic country in Asia
Pope Francis is the first pope to visit Timor Leste since the country won independence in 2002.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: On the ground with Pope Francis in Indonesia
In the season premiere of ‘Inside the Vatican,’ veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports from Jakarta, Indonesia, on the pope’s visit there.