On a papal visit largely absorbed by the global concerns of this central Asian country’s two superpower neighbors, China and Russia, the pope shifted the focus Monday (Sept. 4) to Mongolia’s most …
UPDATE 1-Pope wraps up Mongolia trip, says Church not bent on conversion
Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up a historic trip to Mongolia whose main purpose was to visit the miniscule Catholic community but which took on international connotations because of his overtures to …
Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to …
Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia’s faith diversity, harmony
With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play …
Chinese flock to Mongolia hoping for papal visit of their own
Chinese Catholics flocked to Mongolia’s capital to see Pope Francis this weekend, getting a glimpse of grand public expressions of religious faith unthinkable back home, and visitors expressed hope …
Chinese flock to Mongolia hoping for papal visit of their own
Chinese Catholics flocked to Mongolia’s capital to see Pope Francis this weekend, getting a glimpse of grand public expressions of religious faith unthinkable back home, and visitors expressed hope …
UPDATE 1-Pope, in Mongolia, sends apparent message to China on Catholic aims
Pope Francis, in words that appeared to be aimed at China rather than the neighbouring country he was visiting, said on Saturday that governments have nothing to fear from the Catholic Church because …
South LA Affordable Housing Project Breaks Ground On Site With Racist Past
A property that once banned “any person of the African or Mongolian race” will soon be home to 122 new apartments for low-income renters.
Pope, in Mongolia, laments “earth devastated by countless conflicts”
Pope Francis on Saturday called on leaders to dispel the “dark clouds of war,” speaking in a country sandwiched between two world powers – Russia and China – he has targeted in a Vatican diplomatic …
Pope warns Mongolia of risks from corruption, environmental destruction
Pope Francis celebrated Mongolia’s rich and ancient culture Saturday during the first papal visit to the country, while warning the young democracy of risks from corruption and destruction of the …