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COMMENTARY: The run-up to Pope Francis’ trip to Malta and Holy Week included ‘Canada week,’ ‘Poland week,’ a meeting with the head of the Syro-Malankara Church and the publication of a major instruction on Catholic education.
Read the transcript of the April 3 conversation.
The Holy Father spoke to journalists on his return flight from Malta.
Speaking aboard the papal plane, the 85-year-old Pontiff said that his problems walking have shown some improvement.
The Holy Father spoke during an outdoor ceremony on the second and final day of his trip to the Mediterranean island-nation.
The livestreamed Mass was the largest public gathering during the Pope’s two-day trip.
‘Good Father, grant us the grace of a kindly heart that beats with love for our brothers and sisters,’ the Holy Father prayed during his livestreamed visit to the grotto on April 3. The apostle stayed on the island for three months.
‘May the Lord accompany you and Our Lady keep you. Let us now pray to her for peace, as we think of the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in war-torn Ukraine,’ the Holy Father said April 3.
Maltese shared their anticipation ahead of the April 2-3 trip.
‘Yours is a crucial geographical position, overlooking the Mediterranean; you are like a magnet and port of salvation for people buffeted by the tempests of life,’ the Holy Father said April 2.
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