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Pope at Mass in Bulgaria: Communion in the Eucharist 

Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass with First Communion, in Rakovsky, Bulgaria, and tells the young boys and girls how the Eucharist expresses the communion that makes us all brothers and sisters. 

Pope Francis, the catechist, and the irrepressible joy of children

Pope Francis’ unforeseen gesture of personally administering First Communion to 245 children represents an exceptional event in the history of Apostolic ... 

Pope in Bulgaria prays for peace according to the example of St Francis

Pope Francis’ prayer for peace in Independence Square is his last public event in Sofia, and a summary of the themes of his Apostolic journey to Bulgaria. 

Pope in Bulgaria: Warm welcome at refugee centre

The Pope visits the "Vrazhdebna" Refugee Centre which welcomes families from Syria and Iraq 

Pope at Mass in Bulgaria: God calls, God surprises, God loves

The last public event of Pope Francis’ first day in the Bulgarian capital Sofia was an evening Mass in Prince Alexander I Square. 

Pope Francis and the "three ecumenisms"

In his meeting with the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis recalled that blood unites the Christian martyrs of every denomination and ... 

Pope in Bulgaria recalls Saint John XXIII during Regina Coeli prayer

Pope Francis prays the Regina Coeli in Sofia, calling Bulgaria a “land of encounter”, and remembering his predecessor, Pope Saint John XXIII. 

Pope in Bulgaria: ecumenism and the example of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Pope Francis reflects on the example of Saints Cyril and Methodius during his meeting in Sofia with Patriarch Neophyte, Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, ... 

Pope in Bulgaria: a bridge between East and West

Pope Francis arrives in Bulgaria and delivers his first official discourse as he meets with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in Sofia. 

The Pope arrives in Bulgaria

The papal plane landed at 9.50 a.m. local time in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. While flying out of Rome, Pope Francis sent a telegram greeting Italian ... 

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guard recruits

Ahead of the traditional May 6th Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis received 23 new recruits on Saturday ... 

Pope sends condolence letter to Sri Lanka's Christians

As Catholic churches and schools remain closed across Sri Lanka for fear of further terrorist attacks, Pope Francis sends his condolences to Cardinal Malcolm ... 

Pope invites leaders of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church to Rome 

The Holy See’s Press Office said that the Pope has called the leaders of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church for a meeting in July, as a sign of his closeness ... 

Pope Francis sends greetings to North Macedonia

Pope Francis sends a video message to the people of North Macedonia on Saturday, saying he comes to sow the seeds of a culture of encounter and solidarity. 

Pope: mining activities should ensure integral sustainable human development

Pope Francis on April 3 addressed participants in a meeting on “Mining for the Common Good”, promoted by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human ... 

Pope Francis sends greetings to Bulgaria ahead of visit

Pope Francis sends his greetings to the people of Bulgaria in a video message on Friday, ahead of his Apostolic Journey to the Balkan nation on 5-6 May 2019. 

The UN, Holy See mourn victims of Sri Lanka terrorist attacks

A commemorative event for the victims of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka was held at the United Nations in New York on May 3. Among several ... 

Card. Parolin: Pope brings peace, unity to Bulgaria & North Macedonia

The Vatican's Cardinal Secretary of State looks ahead to Pope Francis’ 29th Apostolic Journey abroad, which takes him to Bulgaria and to North Macedonia from 5 ... 

Solidarity of India’s Catholic Church and Islamic organization for Sri Lanka terror bomb victims 

Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the President of India’s Catholic bishops and Maulana Mahmood A. Madani, the General Secretary Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, have jointly ... 

41 dead after plane catches fire in Moscow

41 people, including 2 children are killed after a plane catches fire at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia. 

Gaza-Israel violence continues for third day

Palestinian militants have fired more than 450 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory air strikes on targets across the Gaza Strip. 

World Press Freedom Day: “Media for Democracy”

Today’s celebration of World Press Freedom Day centers on the theme of “Media for Democracy: journalism and elections in times of disinformation”.