What Countries Did Pope Francis Visit in 2023 and What Did He Say?
The Pontiff made five international trips.
The Pontiff made five international trips.
The Pope also covered ecumenism and migration, among other topics, in his in-flight presser on board the papal plane from Hungary to Rome.
In off-the-cuff remarks to employees of the Italian airline company that staffs the papal plane for his international trips, the Pope said that he will travel to Mongolia after his scheduled trips to Hungary and France in the coming months.
COMMENTARY: In the 10 years of his papacy, Francis has taken about four trips per year, which is what Pope St. John Paul II averaged. In his journeys, he brings the tender compassion of God to all he meets.
The Pontiff journeyed as a ‘sower of peace’ during his Nov. 3-6 trip.
‘God never leaves you alone,’ the Holy Father assured the teens as he spoke of how ‘prayer opens the heart.’
The Holy Father made his comments while reflecting on Pentecost during an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia.
Two decades after St. John Paul II in September 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, this papal visit will focus in part on interreligious dialogue between Muslims and Catholics.
In lieu of his customary Sunday reflection before the recitation of the Angelus at the Vatican, the Holy Father made brief remarks aboard the plane related to Sunday’s observance of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
Country marks 30 years of diplomatic relations with the Vatican this October.
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