Pope Francis Current Events Part 3

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The Pope has sent messages of support following the earthquake in Indonesia

Pope Francis received Callista L. Gingrich, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See, for a farewell visit to the Vatican today, January 15:


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Ambassador Gingrich was made a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX by Pope Francis in the summer of last year.

 

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The Pope has sent a video message of support for Venezuela during the Pandemic crisis.

 

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Today Pope Francis met with and congratulated members of La Spezia FC soccer team at the Vatican.

They had a few nice gifts for the Holy Father.

 

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The Pope issued a statement expressing his deep sorrow and prayers for the Victims and families of the Madrid Parish Hall explosion which killed 4 including the Parish Priest.

 

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The Pope issued a statement expressing his deep sorrow and prayers for the Victims of the double suicide attack in Baghdad .

In a telegram to the President of Iraq the Holy Father expressed how “deeply saddened” he was by the attack.

 

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The message of Pope Francis to mark World Holocaust Day.

 

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Pope Francis received the Executive Director of the World Food Programme David M. Beasley today, January 28:


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The Pope also presided over the Roman Rota Tribunal at the Vatican today.

 

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Pope Francis receives in Audience the Delegation of the Catholic News Service at the Vatican on 1 February


https://www.rexfeatures.com/livefee...the_catholic_news_service,_the_vatican,_rome?

 

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Pope Francis has announced that he will institute a special day of prayer for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and it will be celebrated on the 4th Sunday in July, the closest days to the feast of Saint Joaquín and Saint Anne, the maternal grandparents of Jesus.

 

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The Pope held an audience with American journalists at the Vatican.

 

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The Pope's held his weekly General Audience from the Vatican

 

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Pope Francis attends an audience with members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings in the Clementina Hall at the Vatican.


https://www.rexfeatures.com/livefee...members_of_the_diplomatic_corps,_the_vatican?

 

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Pope Francis presided over his Weekly General Audience from the library of the Apostolic Palace.

 

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The Pope presides over Ash Wednesday Mass at St Peter's in the Vatican.

 

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Sampdoria Football club had an audience earlier today with Pope Francis at the Vatican City.

 

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The Pope has sent the Vatican Curia books on Lenten spiritual exercises.

 

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Sometimes things happen that just grab at your heartstrings. This is one of them.

https://www.facebook.com/KissingFishBook/photos/a.1713424188686978/2011253702237357

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The Pope expressed his deep sorrow at the murder of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

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Pope Francis received the board of the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) today, February 27:


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Today, March 1, Pope Francis welcomed a delegation of the Franciscan Center of Solidarity of Florence:


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[Dalriada]

Seems this pope is a risk taker with public health on his visit later this week to Iraq:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2...to-go-ahead-despite-covid-and-terrorism-fears

 

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Pope Francis departed for his visit to Iraq today, March 5:


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The Pope paid a visit to the church of Our Lady in Baghdad which was attacked by jihadists in 2010 which left 52 dead.

 

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The Pope visited the city of Najaf where he met with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani.

 

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Pope Francis received Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal and participants in the course on the Internal Forum today, March 12:



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Here's a video from the Pope's audience with the President of Portugal earlier today.

 

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The Pope received the Captains Regent of San Marino today at the Vatican.

 

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Pope Francis received Jean Jude Piquant, Ambassador of Haiti, today, March 18:

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[CyrilVladisla]

What is the last encyclical that Pope Francis wrote?