The week ahead: Pope's Far-East trip, Holodomor anniversary, lecture on anti-Catholic prejudice

Pope Francis’s trip to Thailand and Japan begins on Tuesday November 19, when he flies from Rome to Bangkok. The visit will begin with a welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of Government House. The Pope will meet Thailand’s religious and political leaders, visit a hospital, and celebrate Mass at the national stadium, before leaving for Japan on Saturday 23.

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On Saturday November 17, Ukrainian Catholics in Canada will mark the anniversary of the Holodomor, Stalin’s forced starvation of Ukrainians. There will be a memorial service at 1pm, at the Holodomor Memorial at Winnipeg City Hall (right).

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At the Museum of London at 6pm on Wednesday November 20, the historian Alec Ryrie will give a lecture on the subject of anti-Catholic prejudice, addressing “How the English learned to hate Catholics”. Tickets are free and first come first served from 5.30pm. See gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/how-the-english-learned-to-hate-catholics.