Tag: #Catholic
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Pope to address Thai youth on final full day of Bangkok visit
Bangkok, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis will meet Friday with teachers and students in Thailand’s “small but vibrant” Catholic community on his final full day of a whirlwind Bangkok trip, closing the visit with a mass for the youth. The Pope is on his first trip to Buddhist-majority Thailand, where just over 0.5 percent of…
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‘Heart’ of Catholicism in Thailand fired up for Pope Francis
Ayutthaya, Thailand, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): Setting foot in a powerful Buddhist kingdom more than three centuries ago, fearless European missionaries built a church on the banks of a river — the birthplace of a Catholic community in Thailand which eagerly awaits the arrival of Pope Francis on Wednesday. About an hour’s drive from Bangkok, Ayutthaya…
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Poland makes its mark
All about Poland, a member of NATO and European Union