Pope Francis

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Under the towering statue of 13th-century warrior Genghis Khan, Pope Francis was not greeted by hordes of people in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar on Saturday. Rather than the throngs of thousands he's used to, about 200 of the faithful from one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic…

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (RNS) — At a welcoming ceremony in this city’s vast Sükhbaatar Square on Saturday (Sept. 2), Pope Francis paid homage to a large bronze statue of Genghis Khan, the founder of the 13th-century Mongol empire, as a crowd of about 1,000 Catholics, some from as far away as…

Back to homepage / Asia / Pacific Pope Francis praised the "wisdom" of the Mongolian people Saturday, in harmony with nature and embracing spirituality, while warning the young democracy of risks such as corruption and environmental ruin. Issued on: 02/09/2023 - 12:20 4 min 01:48 Mongolian President Ukhnaagin Khurelsukh (right)…

ULAANBAATAR - Pope Francis invoked the "wisdom" of the Mongolian people Saturday, in harmony with nature and embracing spirituality, while warning the young democracy of such modern-day risks as corruption and environmental ruin. The 86-year-old Francis, on the first papal visit to the Asian nation sandwiched between China and Russia,…

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. It's the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian country and comes at a time when the Vatican’s relations with Mongolia’s two powerful neighbors, Russia and…

ULAANBAATAR - Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday, beginning the first papal visit to the vast Asian nation landlocked between China and Russia. The 86-year-old pontiff's trip through Monday to the Buddhist-majority nation is a gesture of support for the tiny community of Catholics numbering about 1,400. He was…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Nicole Winfield Published Aug 30, 2023  •  Last updated 5 days ago  •  1 minute read VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday he will be releasing an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on Oct. 4, the feast of his nature-loving…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the U.S. Catholic Church,…

Pope Francis has criticized the "backwardness" of some conservatives in the United States Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with political ideology. Francis made the comments during a private meeting on August 5 in Lisbon with members of the Jesuit religious order, of which he is a member, during…

FILE - Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Pope Francis in a speech to Catholic lawmakers has warned against social media reducing human relationships to “mere algorithms” and urged lawmakers to be vigilant against “partisan” propaganda…