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by bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Jesuits, La Civiltà Cattolica, lead, Malta, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
The Catholic Church in Europe and other places will, as retired Pope Benedict XVI had said, be smaller and less influential, but the church’s mission and joy is not to increase numbers but to share the Gospel, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Malta.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Catholic News Service, immigrants and refugees, Malta, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
In his visit to Malta, Pope Francis once again waded into the migration issue, reminding the country’s people of the “unusual kindness” they are known for while delicately questioning the Maltese government’s controversial policies toward migrants.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | fraternity, lead, migrants and refugees, Migration, News, Papal travel, papal trip, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
As his final event in Malta before returning to Rome, Pope Francis visited a welcome center for migrants, condemning the disregard with which they are often treated and urging those who assist them to treat them with humanity and kindness.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 3, 2022 | lead, Liturgy, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Scripture, Vatican | 0 |
On his second and final day in Malta, Pope Francis made several direct appeals for locals to foster a merciful attitude toward others, whether they are incoming foreigners, or those simply in need of compassion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2022 | lead, News, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Vatican | 0 |
During his visit to the Maltese island of Gozo Saturday, Pope Francis underlined the key role the country plays in the European migrant influx, urging citizens to be welcoming and to go back to the essentials of the Christian faith.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 2, 2022 | Corruption, lead, Malta, Migration, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta, Ukraine, Vatican, War | 0 |
Pope Francis landed in Valletta Saturday for his long-overdue visit to Malta, offering the country’s leaders a digest-version of his top social priorities, including corruption, migration, and peacemaking.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 1, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, immigrants and refugees, Malta, News, Papal travel, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta | 0 |
Pope Francis heads to Malta this weekend, with the refugee exodus from Ukraine casting a haunting backdrop to the European migration drama that for years has focused on Malta and other Mediterranean countries.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 30, 2022 | Church in Europe, lead, Malta, migrants and refugees, News, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Pope in Malta | 0 |
Since its establishment in 1971, the John XXIII Peace Lab has sought to be a beacon of hope and justice for the needy in Malta, and more recently, it has become a source of unprejudiced welcome for migrants and asylum seekers entering Europe.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 26, 2022 | Catholic News Service, immigrants and refugees, Malta, News, papal trip, Pope in Malta | 0 |
When a political prisoner and nearly 300 others were shipwrecked along the coast of Malta, the local population welcomed them, built a fire to warm their chilled bones and provided them with food and shelter.
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