Posted on 09/11/2024 03:57 AM ()
Among the highlights during every leg of Pope Francis’ apostolic visits, are his rather “informal” meetings with young people.
Posted on 09/11/2024 03:51 AM ()
A young Timorese woman reflects on the Pope’s visit to the country, saying she hopes it will help reduce social tensions and promote harmony.
Posted on 09/11/2024 03:36 AM ()
As Pope Francis begins the final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, Jacob Soo, the Executive Director at the Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (ACMI) in Singapore, breaks down the complex migration situation in the Southeast Asian city-state, highlighting key challenges and ACMI’s responses.
Posted on 09/10/2024 22:55 PM ()
At the conclusion of Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to Timor-Leste, Cardinal Virgilio Do Carma Da Silva of Dili offers Vatican News a review of the Holy Father's presence, saying he has confirmed the Timorese people in their Catholic identity and reinvigorated the faith of the young nation.
Posted on 09/10/2024 21:50 PM ()
Pope Francis begins the fourth and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, as the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore welcomes the Bishop of Rome to Changi Airport.
Posted on 09/10/2024 18:20 PM ()
Pope Francis boards the papal plane at Dili’s international airport and departs for Singapore, concluding his Apostolic Journey to Timor-Leste.
Posted on 09/10/2024 17:15 PM ()
Pope Francis concludes his three-day visit to Timor-Leste by meeting with young people, and urges them to be responsible and free protagonists of the future of their nation.
Posted on 09/10/2024 06:25 AM ()
Pope Francis’ second day on Timorese soil is dedicated to the care provided by a multitude of missionaries in the country, some of whom run a school for disabled children in Dili “who teach us how to let ourselves be cared for”. Then Holy Mass in the presence of 600,000 faithful.
Posted on 09/10/2024 06:00 AM ()
According to National Youth Commission Ricardo Da Costa Belo, the Pope’s visit to Timor-Leste could have a long-term impact on young people in the Asian nation also facing youth violence and crime.
Posted on 09/10/2024 06:00 AM ()
As Pope Francis visits Timor-Leste, the third leg of his four-nation Apostolic Visit to Asia and Oceania, we shine the light on the young country that is increasingly celebrated as a champion of human rights.
