Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:58:32 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Priests buoyed by Francis the pastor /item/26042-priests-buoyed-by-francis-the-pastor /item/26042-priests-buoyed-by-francis-the-pastor

After a quarter million dead, six million driven from their homes and 50 years of violence, what Colombia needed was a pastor, not a politician, said Colombian-born Toronto pastor Fr. Carlos Augusto Sierra Tobon.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 17 Sep 2017 12:00:00 -0400
Be brave in finding new ways to live, share the faith, Pope says /home/international/item/26005-be-brave-in-finding-new-ways-to-live-share-the-faith-pope-says /home/international/item/26005-be-brave-in-finding-new-ways-to-live-share-the-faith-pope-says

MEDELLIN, Colombia - In a city many think of as being synonymous with new directions for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told Colombian Catholics faith is not measured by how well they follow rules, but by the depth of their prayer life and the degree to which it pushes them to share the Gospel.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Sat, 09 Sep 2017 16:54:23 -0400
Villavicencio: Colombian city of 'victims and victimizers' /home/international/item/25974-villavicencio-colombian-city-of-victims-and-victimizers /home/international/item/25974-villavicencio-colombian-city-of-victims-and-victimizers

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (CNS) -- People in need in this city set in the heart of Colombia's cattle country line up outside the Pope Francis food bank, a warehouse built with a donation from the pontiff.

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International Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:49:26 -0400
Pope Francis planning to visit Myanmar, say unconfirmed reports /faith/item/25869-pope-francis-planning-to-visit-myanmar-say-unconfirmed-reports /faith/item/25869-pope-francis-planning-to-visit-myanmar-say-unconfirmed-reports

YANGON, Myanmar – Pope Francis is expected to focus on trying to improve the troubles of about a million ethnic Muslim Rohingya when he visits Myanmar the last week of November, reported .

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Vatican Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:45:03 -0400
Vatican: Pope won't be visiting South Sudan in 2017 /faith/item/25304-pope-won-t-be-visiting-south-sudan-in-2017-says-vatican-spokesperson /faith/item/25304-pope-won-t-be-visiting-south-sudan-in-2017-says-vatican-spokesperson

VATICAN CITY – Vatican spokesman Greg Burke confirmed that while Pope Francis had voiced his desire to travel to South Sudan for an ecumenical visit alongside Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby, it won’t be happening this year.

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Vatican Tue, 30 May 2017 12:10:00 -0400
Canadian bishops have a date with Pope Francis /item/24493-canadian-bishops-have-a-date-with-pope-francis /item/24493-canadian-bishops-have-a-date-with-pope-francis

Atlantic Canada bishops will lead off two months of visits to Rome which will see all of CanadaƵapp active bishops participate in “ad limina” meetings with a Pope for the first time since 2006.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:00:00 -0500
Despite violence, Pope says he hopes to visit Central African Republic /home/international/item/21190-despite-violence-pope-says-he-hopes-to-visit-central-african-republic /home/international/item/21190-despite-violence-pope-says-he-hopes-to-visit-central-african-republic

VATICAN CITY - Despite ongoing violence in the Central African Republic, Pope Francis said he hopes to be able to visit the country in late November and to anticipate the Year of Mercy by opening the Holy Door of the cathedral in Bangui, the nation's capital.

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International Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:47:49 -0500
Pope's visit comes at time of hope for Cubans /home/international/item/20809-pope-s-visit-comes-at-time-of-hope-for-cubans /home/international/item/20809-pope-s-visit-comes-at-time-of-hope-for-cubans

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Pope Francis' visit to Cuba is a sign of his closeness to the nation's people at a time they "breathe the air of hope" that relations with the United States will improve, said Bishop Wilfredo Pino Estevez of Guantanamo-Baracoa.

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International Thu, 03 Sep 2015 08:30:45 -0400
Ecuadoreans expect Pope will address care for creation during July visit /home/international/item/20482-ecuadoreans-expect-pope-will-address-care-for-creation-during-july-visit /home/international/item/20482-ecuadoreans-expect-pope-will-address-care-for-creation-during-july-visit

LIMA, Peru - When Pope Francis lands in Ecuador July 5, he will be returning to a country where he has long-standing bonds of ministry and friendship.

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International Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:15:00 -0400
Pope Francis contemplates Shroud of Turin, calls it 'icon of love' /faith/item/20467-pope-francis-contemplates-shroud-of-turin-calls-it-icon-of-love /faith/item/20467-pope-francis-contemplates-shroud-of-turin-calls-it-icon-of-love

VATICAN CITY - It took place in silence and lasted only a few minutes, but Pope Francis' time of prayer and contemplation before the Shroud of Turin was marked with gestures of reverence and tenderness.

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Vatican Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:00:00 -0400