#Apostolic Journeys

Pope in Budapest. Msgr. Tóth (Hungarian bishops): “We are ready to welcome him, looking forward to listening to his words”

In a few days, Pope Francis will make an apostolic journey to Hungary, Budapest, where he will stay from April…

Pope Francis in Budapest. Fr Török (bishops’ spokesperson): “We expect a message for the future”

A Church that consistently served as a bridge between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, on the forefront…

Pope at audience: “I express my closeness to the peoples of Turkey and Syria”

Pope Francis devoted the Wednesday general audience to his recent trip to Africa. In the concluding remarks, he called for…

Pope in South Sudan: “Let us help South Sudan, let us not abandon its population”

Peace and hope: these two words resounded throughout South Sudan, the second leg of Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to Africa,…

Pope in DR Congo: “Silence the weapons, end the war!”

Pope Francis spent three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo as “pilgrim of reconciliation and peace.” The meeting with…

Fr Piumatti ( missionary in North Kivu for more than 50 years), “crushed by the oppressive presence of armed groups. Goma without food supplies”

While the Pope is in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he will remain until February 3rd…

Pope in Bahrain: “We are playing with bombs, the ‘death trade’ is turning our common home into one great arsenal”

On his second day in the Arab country, the Holy Father addressed the Forum for Dialogue, the members of the…

Pope in Bahrain: “Let there be an end to the clash of weapons! War is a monstrous and senseless reality”

In his first speech in Bahrain, the Pope called for peace and respect for fundamental human rights, starting with religious…

Pope in Matera: “Shame on us for the battle between the rich and the poor”

Addressing the faithful gathered at the Municipal Stadium in Matera (Italy), Pope Francis guarded against being “suffocated by our small…

Pope in Kazakhstan: “Man is the way for all the religions.”

The Pope completed his visit to Kazakhstan with a renewed emphasis on the central theme of his 38th apostolic journey:…

Pope in Kazakhstan: Mass in Nur-Sultan, “peace is never achieved once and for all”