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Asia
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What Asia is bringing to the Synod on Synodality
The Rev. Clarence Devadass, a Malaysian priest and synod delegate talks with hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell about the Asian delegation’s contributions at the synod and the challenge of unifying such diverse experiences in a document.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia raising fears of ethnic cleansing
Many fear the endgame in the region will mean widespread loss of life and ethnic cleansing of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh unless global attention can be redirected to the crisis.
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Podcast: Traveling to Mongolia with Pope Francis
On the premiere episode of this sixth season of “Inside the Vatican”Gerry and Colleen analyze the pope’s trip to the world’s most sparsely-populated country and the message he sought to deliver there.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Synod proceedings will be secret to avoid ideology and gossip
On the plane home from Mongolia, Pope Francis answered several questions about this October’s synod of bishops.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis hosts interreligious gathering as he concludes memorable visit to Mongolia
Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has constantly looked to the peripheries both in the choice of countries to visit and men to make cardinals.. And he has consistently looked to the East where he detects the first signs of a new springtime for the Catholic Church
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Chinese Catholics among those who welcome Pope Francis during Mongolia visit
Among the hundreds of onlookers from several countries at the back of the square were many Catholics from mainland China, present in defiance of an order from the authorities in Beijing prohibiting not only the bishops of mainland China but also the country’s Catholics from traveling to Mongolia.
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Pope Francis encourages Mongolian Catholic flock in faith, unity, witness
Without daily prayer and respect for the structure and unity of the church, “our strength will fail, and our pastoral work will risk becoming an empty delivery of services, a roster of duties that end up inducing only weariness and frustration,” Pope Francis said in Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 2.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis on those upset by his criticism of ‘reactionary’ U.S. Catholics: ‘Let’s move on’
Onboard his flight to Mongolia, Pope Francis said he knew some people were upset by the remarks, but the church must keep moving forward. “They got angry, but let’s move on, move on.”
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Mongolia only has 1,400 Catholics. Pope Francis is going there anyway.
Pope Francis will visit Mongolia’s 1,400 Catholics from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. What do they expect from the pope’s visit?