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Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Mongolia is a pivotal moment in the history and development of a “young” and “small” Catholic community

Pope Francis said Aug. 30 that the second part to Laudato Si’ would be the kind of papal document known as an “exhortation.”

Francis will become the first pope in the history of the Catholic Church to visit Mongolia, a democracy between authoritarian powers

The observance will culminate on October 4, the liturgical memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of ecology

“Behind every addiction, there are concrete experiences, stories of loneliness, inequality, exclusion, lack of integration”

The document addresses issues such as climate change, care for the environment, and the defense of human life and dignity.

According to Bishop Luca Raimondi, who celebrated the youth’s funeral with 13 other priests, “the pope and Luca’s mother cried together.”

In a society that often values popularity and fame, we are reminded of the transformative power of small communities rooted in faith

The new archdiocese has just 51,413 Catholics, less than a third of 1% of the area’s 19 million inhabitants

"We entrust to Mary assumed into heaven our supplication for peace in Ukraine and in all war-torn regions"