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With trip planned, ailing Pope cancels appointments to rest
Pope Francis cancelled his scheduled audiences yesterday due to a “a mild flu-like condition,” the Vatican press office announced. Source: CNS.
Pope fears for future generations but ‘things can change’
Maybe it is a sign of aging, Pope Francis said, but he is increasingly concerned about what kind of world he and his peers will leave for younger generations — and the prognosis is not good. Source: CNS.
Church more alive outside Europe and still too Eurocentric: Pope
The Catholic Church is “more alive” outside of Europe, Pope Francis said yesterday as he reflected on his recent apostolic journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania. Source: CNA.
Pope tells young people to approach life as a pilgrim, not a sightseer
To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking the perfect selfie, Pope Francis said in his message for World Youth Day 2024. Source: CNS.
All religions are a path to God: Pope
Pope Francis wrapped up a three-day visit to Singapore on Friday, a country with large pockets of at least five different faiths, saying that “all religions are a path to God”. Source: Crux.
Pope tells US voters to choose ‘the lesser evil’
American voters must choose “the lesser evil” in the US presidential election, Pope Francis said during an in-flight press conference Friday on his return from his nearly two-week tour of Southeast Asia. Source: CNA.
Pope urges wealthy Singapore to care for its poor and migrants
Pope Francis praised Singapore and its citizens for their hard work and ingenuity, but he urged them to be mindful of the poor and of the migrant workers who do much of the hard labour. Source: CNS.
Pope lands in Singapore on last leg of Asia-Pacific trip
Pope Francis has arrived in Singapore to begin the fourth and final leg of his 12-day Apostolic Journey in Asia and Oceania – the longest of his pontificate. Source: Vatican News.
Half of East Timor’s population attends Papal Mass
Around half of Timor-Leste’s 1.3 million people – 97 per cent of whom are Catholic – attended an outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Francis outside the capital Dili yesterday. Source: The Tablet.