(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday received in audience the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Following this encounter, the President met with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. A statement from the Holy See Press Office called their meeting “cordial”, and said the discussions centered around the situation in…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis greeted journalists travelling with him on the flight to Strasbourg. Introducing the Holy Father, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, noted that there were fewer journalists than normal aboard the plane, as many of the news services had correspondents awaiting the Pope in Strasbourg. However,…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis greeted journalists travelling with him on the flight to Strasbourg. Introducing the Holy Father, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, noted that there were fewer journalists than normal aboard the plane, as many of the news services had correspondents awaiting the Pope in Strasbourg. However,…
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(Vatican Radio) The second major encounter of Pope Francis’ brief visit to the European institutions in Strasbourg will be his meeting with the 47 member Council of Europe which seeks to promote human rights, the rule of law and cultural cooperation across the continent. Pope Francis’ visit comes 26 years on from that of his…
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(Vatican Radio) The second major encounter of Pope Francis’ brief visit to the European institutions in Strasbourg will be his meeting with the 47 member Council of Europe which seeks to promote human rights, the rule of law and cultural cooperation across the continent. Pope Francis’ visit comes 26 years on from that of his…
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