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Pope Francis meets Jesuit confrères in Dili
In Timor-Leste, Pope Francis holds a lively exchange with his fellow Jesuits from various regions of Asia and offers a special embrace and welcome to the 103-year-old Portuguese Jesuit who has served in Timor-Leste since the Indonesian occupation.
Pope at Mass in Timor-Leste: Children show us the importance of 'smallness'
In a homily delivered to an estimated 600,000 people – or nearly half the population of Timor-Leste – Pope Francis says that children are both a blessing and a sign.
Pope in Dili: The heart of the Gospel is at the ends of the earth
Pope Francis makes his way through the streets of Dili on Tuesday morning to visit the Irmas Alma missionary school for children with disabilities and then to the city’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to be with the country’s bishops, priests, nuns, consecrated men and women, seminarians and catechists.
Nigeria: St Leo’s parish celebrates Mother Mary’s birthday by feeding the hungry
The annual celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s birthday, which falls on 8 September, was this year celebrated at St Leo’s parish in Lagos. Over five thousand children and adults were fed, a remarkable feat given Nigeria’s challenging times of biting economic hardship
Pope to Timor-Leste religious and catechists: You are the fragrance of Christ
Addressing clergy, consecrated persons, seminarians and catechists at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Dili, Pope Francis urges them to preserve and spread the fragrance of the Gospel in Timor-Leste.
Pope to Timorese children: Thank you for teaching us to care and be cared for
Pope Francis visits a school for children with disabilities and thanks the workers for their care, and the children for allowing themselves to be cared for.
Day One in Dili: A momentous welcome
Pope Francis wraps up his four-day visit to Papua New Guinea and lands in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, for the third leg of his four-nation visit to Asia and Oceania.
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