Papal Trip

While in Lebanon, the pope will stop for silent prayer at the site of the 2020 explosion at the port of Beirut, which killed more than 200 people.

“He chose Lebanon as his first country to make an apostolic visit. He’s coming to Lebanon on a pastoral visit to see his people,” Father Jean Younes said.

Pope Francis visited 10 countries during his five apostolic trips to Africa, where he spoke about the need for peace, and discussed economic exploitation and corruption, refugees and migrants, and …

BRUSSELS (OSV News) — Numerous volunteers and professionals are doing everything in their power to make Pope Francis’ visit to Belgium go smoothly. Each has a different task, but one …

DILI, Timor-Leste (CNS) — The faith that sustained the hope of the people of Timor-Leste in their struggle for independence should be a resource now as the country tries to …

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (CNS) — With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea Sept. 6, the second stop on his four-nation visit to Asia …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — Even members of the most remote, smallest and poorest Christian communities are called to share the Gospel and to do so, first, by the way they …

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by the religious affairs minister of Indonesia and two children in traditional …

SYDNEY (OSV News) — Australian volunteers working in East Timor say excitement is growing ahead of Pope Francis’ visit there in September, when more than half of the mostly Catholic …

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 …