Vatican news St. Theresa’s Nursing Home provides Singapore’s elderly with the care they need. The Catholic nursing home is run by Catholic Welfare Services (CWS), a non-profit social services agency founded in 1959 to improve the lives of the community’s most disadvantaged. Pope Francis will visit residents and staff at the facility on Friday, September…
Vatican news According to Ricardo Da Costa Belo, a member of the National Youth Commission, the pope’s visit to Timor-Leste could have a long-term impact on young people in the Asian nation, which also faces violence and crime. By Fr. Bernardo Suate and Lisa Zengarini – Dili Ricardo Da Costa Belo is a member of…
Vatican news An Australian couple attending Pope Francis’ Mass in Port Moresby tell Vatican News how much the Holy Father loves the people of Papua New Guinea and how his presence will strengthen the faith of the nation’s faithful, who are moved that he has travelled so far to be with them. By Linda Bordoni…
Vatican news Pope Francis concludes his short visit to the Diocese of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea with a brief visit to a group of Argentine missionaries and nuns at the humanist school of the Holy Trinity parish in Baro. By Lisa Zengarini After addressing the faithful of the diocese of Vanimo, Pope Francis made…
Vatican news On the sidelines of Pope Francis’ visit to schoolchildren in Port Moresby, Sister Florentina Cho expressed confidence in the younger generations, saying her religious congregation seeks to shape them into responsible citizens and future leaders of Papua New Guinea. By Claudia Torres – Port Moresby Sister Florentina Cho has been a missionary in…
Our editorial director reflects on Pope Francis’ first day in Papua New Guinea, as he met with the country’s civil authorities and lay and ordained ministers of the Church in Port Moresby. By Andrea Tornielli – Port Moresby How can we get young people excited about mission? “I don’t think there are any ‘techniques’ for…
Vatican news Catholic pilgrims from across Papua New Guinea have descended on Port Moresby to see Pope Francis, and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church has rolled out the red carpet to welcome them. By Claudia Torres and Franco Piroli – Port Moresby St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Tokarara, a residential suburb of…
Vatican news Pope Francis begins the second leg of his 45th apostolic journey with a three-day visit to Papua New Guinea in Oceania. By Linda Bordoni – Port Moresby Papua New Guinea is 19,047 kilometres from the Vatican. This is the furthest Pope Francis has ever travelled to join his flock, showing them how much…
Vatican news Australian Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Andrew Comensoli told Vatican News that Asia was the future of the Church, adding that Australians were closely following the Holy Father’s apostolic trip to the region. By Linda Bordoni and Deborah Castellano Lubov Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne, Australia, spoke to Linda Bordoni of Vatican News at…
In an interview with Vatican News in Jakarta, Maria Paz Jurado, director of international projects for Scholas’ Occurrentes, describes the community’s emotion at Pope Francis’ visit to their Indonesian home and says they “are asking Pope Francis, from the heart of Indonesia, to share a message of peace with the world.” By Linda Bordoni –…