Vatican Dispatch

Not a bad turnout: Pope’s Mass attended by 600,000 – nearly half of East Timor's population

dili – an estimated 600,000 catholics attended the mass celebrated by pope francis on his last day in east timor. it meant that nearly half ...
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis confronts dark magic, witchcraft and violence against women in Papua New Guinea

port moresby – those involved in helping vulnerable and abused women in papua new guinea are hoping that pope francis’s three-day visit to t...
Elise Ann Allen

Thanks, but no thanks: Francis's support of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church rebuffed

rome – if ever proof were needed of pope francis’s indefatigable commitment to outreach, the fact that today he's in vanimo in papua new gui...
John L Allen

Be close to those on the peripheries, Pope Francis tells clergy and religious in Papua New Guinea

port moresby – pope francis has told bishops, clergy and religious in papua new guinea to be close to those on the peripheries and to contin...
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis flies to Papua New Guinea - and into one of the world's most dangerous cities

port moresby – pope francis has concluded the first leg of his four-nation tour of asia and oceania, leaving indonesia friday morning and la...
Elise Ann Allen

In Indonesia, Pope Francis was Chairman of the Board for Religious Moderates Inc.

rome – for anyone who lived through the events of sept. 11, 2001, and their aftermath, the memories may seem fresh as yesterday, but it’s ac...
John Allen

Take the risk of following Christ; do not fear ‘the night of failure’, Pope declares on last day in Indonesia

jakarta – pope francis celebrated mass for the indonesia's minority catholic population on his final day in the country, telling them not to...
Elise Ann Allen

Pope visits famous mosque designed by a Christian; discusses how all religions 'walk in search of God'

jakarta – pope francis visited the city’s famed istiqlal mosque on 5 september during the main event of his three-day visit to the capital c...
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis shares jovial meeting with brother Jesuits in Jakarta

pope francis met with fellow members of the jesuit order during his first full day in indonesia which was spent in the capital city of jakar...
Crux Staff

Indonesia’s Muslims join Catholics in welcoming Pope Francis as 12-day grand tour kicks off

jakarta – during pope francis’s first full day of events in jakarta, both muslim leaders and locals have joined indonesia's catholics in wel...
Elise Ann Allen