Pope Francis makes hope-inspired trip to 'heart of Europe'
Pope travels to the heart of Europe to appeal for peace and to boost his dwindling flock
Pope Francis is urging Europe to be beacon of peace amid war and a welcome home for migrants. He made the appeal as he arrived Thursday in Luxembourg to encourage the dwindling Catholic flocks in onetime bastions of Christianity.
Pope Francis makes hope-inspired trip to 'heart of Europe' amid abuse scandal
While in Belgium, Pope Francis will have to face a backlash against local church authorities amid child abuse scandals. The Vatican hopes the visit will also help the EU "rediscover its roots".
Pope Francis heads for Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals
Cardinal says Pope Francis a ‘pilgrim of hope’ for a Europe facing a ‘demographic winter’
As Pope Francis begins his trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin says Europe is “increasing the risk of falling back into the tragic errors of those times.”
Pope Francis urges Europe to be beacon of peace amid wars as well as welcome home for migrants
Pope Francis called Thursday for Europe to be a beacon of peace amid war and a welcome home for migrants as he arrived Thursday in the heart of the continent to encourage the dwindling Catholic flocks in onetime bastions of Christianity.
Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelise in face of secularisation in Europe
Pope Francis called for a new “missionary proclamation” of the gospel after landing in Luxembourg yesterday, the first stop in his four-day tour that saw him leave for Belgium yesterday afternoon. Stopping in the Gothic 17th-century Notre-Dame Cathedral,
Pope Francis arrives in Luxembourg on a trip to heart of Europe to boost a dwindling flock
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends
Pope Francis begins trip to ‘the heart of Europe’
Pope Francis is to pay a rare visit to Luxembourg before heading to Brussels on Thursday, a trip to “the heart of Europe” he will use to discuss the continent’s role in the world. Recovering from a mild flu after a grueling Asia-Pacific trip,
Pope Francis begins visits to Luxembourg and Belgium on a trip to a dwindling flock
Pope Francis is traveling to once-strong bastions of Christianity in the heart of Europe to try to reinvigorate a Catholic flock that is dwindling in the face of secular trends and abuse scandals that have largely emptied the continent’s magnificent cathedrals and village churches.
Pope Francis begins tour through heart of Europe to promote peace and boost his dwindling flock
With church attendance in decline and child abuse scandals still live, the pontiff has arrived in Luxembourg to try and raise morale.
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In a secularized Luxembourg, Pope Francis tells Catholics to evangelize Europe
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