Pope repeats calls, prayers for peace and justice in Africa
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – On the feast of Sudan-born St Josephine Bakhita, Pope Francis prayed for “a future of...
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Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
By Justin McLellan, CNS- Pope Francis expressed his “spiritual closeness” and “solidarity” with those affected by a pair of powerful...
Arms trade is a ‘plague’ pope says on flight back from Africa
By Cindy Wooden, ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AFRICA (CNS) — At the end of six days in African countries bloodied...
Papal Mass in South Sudan
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Looking out at tens of thousands of smiling faces, Pope Francis told South Sudanese Catholics...
Pilgrimage of Peace: Praying with South Sudan’s Christians
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – After scolding South Sudan’s political leaders and consoling some of its poorest victims, Pope Francis,...
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian Leaders Push South Sudanese to Make Peace
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Three Christian religious leaders faced the president and vice presidents of South Sudan and told...
Pope asks DRC’s Priests, Religious to be Authentic Witnesses of Faith
By Cindy Wooden, CNS — The strength and unity of the Catholic community in Congo and its ability to be...
‘The Future is in Your Hands,’ Pope tells Congolese Young People
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The hands that will save Congo and build a future worthy of its people belong...
Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with pope
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Ladislas set a machete under the crucifix. Bijoux laid a wicker mat there. And Emelda...
