Global Finance: What is Mongolia’s economic growth outlook for 2023–2024? Byadran Lkhagvasuren: Mongolia’s economic outlook for 2023–2024 looks promising. In the first half of 2023, the country …
Pope heads to Mongolia to complete centuries-old East-West mission
VATICAN CITY >> 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 starts Mongolia visit by praising the country’s religious freedom
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia >> Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to …
Why Are So Many Millennials Going to Mongolia?
It was near midnight, in a storm, on a dirt road in the middle of Mongolia. Still, the river seemed manageable. My cousin Cole Paullin and I were searching for a place to camp, and I was exhausted …
Why Are So Many Millennials Going to Mongolia?
It was near midnight, in a storm, on a dirt road in the middle of Mongolia. Still, the river seemed manageable. My cousin Cole Paullin and I were searching for a place to camp, and I was exhausted …
Pope Francis and Mongolia’s Catholics under one roof at papal Mass
Pope Francis attends the Holy Mass in the Steppe Arena, during his Apostolic Journey in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins …
On the plane from Mongolia: Pope Francis speaks on China, Russia, Vietnam and the upcoming synod in Rome
Given that China has impacted in a highly significant way on Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, he was asked about the current state of Sino-Vatican relations in the light of Beijing’s prohibiting all Chinese bishops and the faithful from going to Mongolia for the pope’s visit.
When It Comes to China, Pope Francis Keeps Criticism in Check
Francis called relations with Beijing “very respectful,” though few clergy or Catholics from China went to see him during a visit to Mongolia, seemingly fearing reprisals.
Pope Francis closes his visit to Mongolia with visit to shelter for women, homeless
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 …