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Benedict XVI was ‘a prophet’ of Church’s future, Pope Francis tells Malta’s Jesuits

April 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City on June 30, 2015. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Apr 14, 2022 / 04:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has described Benedict XVI as “a prophet” for predicting … […]

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Will Pope Francis go to Kyiv? Will he call out Putin by name? Here’s what he told the media

April 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Malta, April 3, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Rome, Italy, Apr 3, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis was asked on Sunday whether he intended to travel to Ukraine and if he had a message fo… […]

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Pope Francis addresses his health problems during in-flight press conference

April 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference from Malta, April 3, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Aboard the papal plane, Apr 3, 2022 / 13:11 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis spoke on Sunday about some of the health problems that have been slowing him… […]

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Pope Francis laments ‘sacrilegious war’ in Ukraine as he prays Angelus in Malta

April 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta, April 3, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Floriana, Malta, Apr 3, 2022 / 07:18 am (CNA).
Pope Francis lamented the “sacrilegious war” in Ukraine as he prayed the Angelus in Malta on Sunday… […]

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Pope Francis in Malta: God’s endless mercy means no one is ‘irredeemable’

April 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta, April 3, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Floriana, Malta, Apr 3, 2022 / 03:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said in Malta on Sunday that the word “irredeemable” does not exist for God, whose mer… […]

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Pope Francis in Malta: Christ himself appears to you in the faces of migrants

April 2, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis waves to children while he waits aboard a catamaran to depart for the Maltese island of Gozo where would lead a prayer service on April 2, 2022. / Vatican Media

Gozo, Malta, Apr 2, 2022 / 11:19 am (CNA).
Pope Francis told Catholics… […]

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Facing declining Mass attendance, Malta’s Catholics hope papal visit will revitalize the faith

March 30, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Church of St. Mary of Jesus in Valletta, Malta. / EWTN News.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 30, 2022 / 12:15 pm (CNA).
The small Mediterranean island nation of Malta traces its Catholic roots back nearly 2,000 years. But with recent declines in church … […]

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Vatican releases Pope Francis’ schedule for first international trip of 2022

February 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’ Pinu on the Maltese island of Gozo. / Xanella22 via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, Feb 25, 2022 / 08:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican released Pope Francis’ travel schedule on Fr… […]

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Pope Francis will make 2-day visit to Malta in April

February 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Valletta, Malta, Feb 10, 2022 / 04:34 am (CNA).
The Catholic Archdiocese of Malta confirmed on Thursday that Pope Francis intends to make a two-da… […]

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Report: Pope Francis plans 2-day visit to Malta in April

January 27, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 26, 2022. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Valletta, Malta, Jan 27, 2022 / 02:20 am (CNA).
Pope Francis intends to make a two-day visit to Malta in April, according to a local newspaper.The Ti… […]

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