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Pope Francis sends greetings to Hungary’s President for nation’s National Day

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent greetings to Hungary’s President Janos Ader to mark the nation’s St Stephen’s National Day  and says he prays that all Hungarians will continue to promote a society built on truth, justice and integrity.   Please find below the full text of the Pope’s greetings:   «His Excellency János Áder…
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Pope Francis sends greetings to Hungary’s President for nation’s National Day

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent greetings to Hungary’s President Janos Ader to mark the nation’s St Stephen’s National Day  and says he prays that all Hungarians will continue to promote a society built on truth, justice and integrity.   Please find below the full text of the Pope’s greetings:   «His Excellency János Áder…
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Pope holds press conference on flight back from Korea

(Vatican Radio) From the possibility of the unification of the Koreas to the idea of “just war”, from the situation of persecuted minorities in Iraq to the Pope’s upcoming journey to Albania: on the flight back from Korea to Rome, Pope Francis answered questions put to him by journalists travelling with him aboard the papal…
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Pope Francis arrives in Rome after South Korea trip

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis arrived at Rome’s Ciampino airport a little before 6 p.m., local time, on Monday, bringing to a close his first apostolic journey to South Korea. The Pope brought with him a bouquet of flowers, which a seven-year-old Korean girl, named Mary Sol, had given him before his flight departed from the…
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Pope meets leaders of other Churches and faiths in Korea

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Monday morning with leaders of the different Christian Churches in Korea, together with the heads of the other main religious communities. The encounter was held in Seoul’s Catholic cathedral, just ahead of a concluding Mass which marked the final event on a packed, five day, papal programme. Our correspondent…
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