Pope Francis spoke to the young people and students of Bangladesh at Dhaka's Notre Dame College on Saturday, inviting them to seek out and live by God’s wisdom in Jesus Christ as handed down by their grandparents. The event marked the close of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Visit to Bangladesh, after which he bid farewell to [...]
Pope Francis on the last day of his visit to Bangladesh addressed priests, religious, consecrated Men and Women, and seminarians at the Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, telling them to avoid gossip and embrace a spirit of joy. The scene was the Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka; the audience was pews full of priests, religious, consecrated men and women, [...]
Pope Francis reflected on the nature and goals of the priesthood in his homily at Mass on Friday morning in Dhaka. During the Mass on the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Bangladesh, the Holy Father also ordained 16 young men to the priesthood. Much to the joy of the Catholic community of Bangladesh, Pope [...]
· At the Angelus Pope Francis prays for the victims of the attacks in Dhaka and Baghdad, and that the hearts of the violent may be converted · Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today's Gospel passage, taken from the tenth chapter of Luke's Gospel (vv. 1-12.17-20), helps us to understand what is necessary to invoke [...]