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PHOTOS: Pope Francis in Indonesia for his 45th apostolic journey

September 6, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

A young Catholic attends the papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

CNA Staff, Sep 6, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday landed in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta… […]

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass with 100,000 worshippers in Indonesia

September 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis celebrates a Papal Mass at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican City, Sep 5, 2024 / 11:20 am (CNA).
More than 100,000 worshippers participated in Pope Francis’ celebra… […]

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Catholic experts respond to Pope Francis on repelling migrants being ‘a grave sin’.

September 4, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

In 2023, over half a million migrants headed toward the United States crossed the Darien Gap, the inhospitable jungle region between Colombia and Panama. / Credit: Gonzalo Bell/Shutterstock.com

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 4, 2024 / 06:00 am … […]

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Pope Francis begins Indonesia visit with call for Catholic-Muslim dialogue

September 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Pope Francis speaking next to Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Jakarta on Sep 4, 2024. / Vatican Accredited Media Personnel (VAMP)

Jakarta, Indonesia, Sep 4, 2024 / … […]

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Pope Francis greets orphans and refugees in Indonesia

September 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis at the apostolic nunciature in Jakarta with refugee children. / Credit: Vatican Media

Madrid, Spain, Sep 3, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has established certain habits over the years that have become beautiful traditions.One… […]

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Pope Francis sends telegram of condolence to Cardinal Parolin after mother’s death

September 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Pietro Parolin. / Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vatican City, Sep 3, 2024 / 10:15 am (CNA).
Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolence on Tuesday to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin followin… […]

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Pope Francis begins historic apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania

September 2, 2024 Catholic News Agency 8

Indonesian police direct traffic next to billboards displaying a welcome message for Pope Francis in Jakarta on September 2, 2024. / Credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images

Vatican City, Sep 2, 2024 / 08:18 am (CNA).
Pope Francis departed Rome … […]

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Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza

September 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy Land, urging the release of the remaining hostages and humanitarian aid for the polio outbreak in Gaza. The… […]

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This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September

September 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

CNA Staff, Sep 1, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September is for … […]

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Pope Francis opposes idea to ‘dissolve’ 400-year-old missionary university in Rome

August 30, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis addresses members of the Dicastery for Evangelization, who are meeting in an extraordinary plenary assembly Aug. 29–30, 2024, to discuss the future of the Pontifical Urban University, which educates priests and religious from the Ca… […]

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