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Pope urges fresh efforts for Fukushima victims

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 10:51 AM

The 82-year-old pontiff paid tribute to those who rushed to the assistance of the victims "with outpourings of prayers and material and financial aid." Read more »

Pope meets Thai Buddhist patriarch on visit promoting religious peace

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 21 03:30 PM

Pope Francis met with Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch on Thursday in a gilded Bangkok temple on the first full day of his Asia tour aimed at promoting religious harmony. Read more »

Small in numbers, Thai Catholics preserve centuries-old traditions

Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 08:01 PM

In overwhelmingly Buddhist Thailand, Catholics number just a little more than 380,000 in a country of more than 65 million. Read more »

Amid poverty and strife, Madagascar welcomes Pope Francis

Tsiresena Manjakahery, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 05:21 PM

True to his reputation as "pope of the poor", Francis began a visit to Madagascar, one of the world's most impoverished nations with a unique and threatened environment.    Read more »

Pinoy naatasan bilang coordinator sa Papal visit sa Mozambique

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 05:00 PM

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Isang Pilipino mula Tuguegarao sa Cagayan ang nabigyan ng malaking papel sa pagbisita ni Pope Francis sa Africa sa Setyembre 4 hangang 6. Read more »

Pope to visit Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 07:32 PM

Pope Francis will visit Mozambique and Indian Ocean nations Madagascar and Mauritius in September, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. Read more »

Pope Francis holds historic public mass in UAE

Catherine Marciano and Dana Moukhallati, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 05:08 PM

Pope Francis held a historic public mass for an estimated 170,000 Catholics at an Abu Dhabi stadium on Tuesday on the first-ever papal visit to the Muslim Gulf. Read more »

Pinoy volunteers at choir handa na para sa misa ni Pope Francis sa UAE

Rachel Salinel, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
Posted at Feb 05 12:53 PM

Handang-handa na ang libong volunteers sa Papal visit ni Pope Francis sa United Arab Emirates sa Martes.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Middle East sabik na para sa Misa ni Pope Francis

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 03 08:35 PM

Daan-daang mga Pinoy mula sa iba't ibang bansa sa Middle East ang nakatakdang dumalo sa makasaysayang misa na pangungunahan ni Pope Francis sa Abu Dhabi sa darating na Martes. Read more »

Pope Francis to visit Bulgaria, Macedonia in May

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 08:58 PM

Pope Francis will visit Bulgaria and Macedonia in May, the Vatican announced Thursday, adding to a 2019 schedule which is already swiftly filling up. Read more »

Pope trip to North Korea serious possibility under right conditions: Vatican

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 06:48 PM

It would be the first by a pope to the reclusive East Asian state, which does not allow priests to be permanently stationed there. Read more »

Pope arrives in Ireland, where Catholic Church faces abuse scandals

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 06:18 PM

It is the first papal visit to the former bastion of Catholicism since Pope John Paul II spoke to a crowd of 1.5 million people in 1979. Read more »