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.
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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.
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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.
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Pope Francis visits ‘the periphery of the peripheries’ in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis’ 12-day trip continued with a visit to the remote city of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea.
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis addresses economic inequality and challenges to peace
Arriving in Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis called for greater efforts toward material development and lasting peace in the rural country, which has been plagued by economic underdevelopment and violence.
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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.
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Terror suspects who threatened Pope Francis arrested in Indonesia
Not long after Pope Francis left Indonesia, authorities there announced they had arrested seven people for making online “terror threats” against the pope.
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Podcast: In defense of young diocesan priests
Young priests are often described in the media as more “conservative” and “rigid” than their Boomer counterparts. We spoke with one to see if the stereotype holds up.
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Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia shores up interfaith tolerance in world’s most populous Muslim nation
Indonesia sees itself as a site of calm and tolerance during a time when different faiths come into ruinous conflict in other nations, a self-image undermined by flare-ups of religiously motivated violence.
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis will meet with missionaries from his homeland Argentina
On the second leg of his 12-day journey to four countries, Pope Francis will take a six-hour flight Friday morning, Sept. 6, Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, a predominantly Christian country in Oceania.