papal visit Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/papal-visit/ England and Wales Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:21:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png papal visit Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/papal-visit/ 32 32 174395915 Pope Leo at Beirut farewell: ‘Choose peace as a way, not just a goal’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-at-beirut-farewell-choose-peace-as-a-way-not-just-a-goal/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-at-beirut-farewell-choose-peace-as-a-way-not-just-a-goal/#respond Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:18:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=112928 Following an official “Farewell Ceremony” at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport on Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV concluded his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon on Tuesday, highlighting a vision of fraternity and peace for the entire region. “We hope to involve the entire Middle East in this spirit of fraternity and commitment to peace, including […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-leo-at-beirut-farewell-choose-peace-as-a-way-not-just-a-goal/feed/ 0 112928 Singapore welcomes Pope Francis on final stage of 45th Apostolic Journey https://www.cbcew.org.uk/singapore-welcomes-pope-francis-on-final-stage-of-45th-apostolic-journey/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/singapore-welcomes-pope-francis-on-final-stage-of-45th-apostolic-journey/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:23:05 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=95437 Pope Francis has begun the fourth and final leg of his 12-day Apostolic Journey in Asia and Oceania – the longest of his pontificate so far – which has taken him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. Now it’s time for the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore to welcome the Holy Father, who arrived […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/singapore-welcomes-pope-francis-on-final-stage-of-45th-apostolic-journey/feed/ 0 95437 Day 4 Highlights https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/pope-francis-apostolic-visit-to-mongolia/highlights/day-4-highlights/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:05:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=79212 Pope inaugurates ‘House of Mercy’ in Mongolia, emphasises selfless love On 4 September, marking his final day in Ulaanbaatar, Pope Francis stood before a gathering of charitable organisations and volunteers, expressing his gratitude for their warm welcome, which included traditional Mongolian song and dance. He began his address drawing inspiration from the words of Jesus: […]

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]]> 79212 Day 2 Highlights https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/pope-francis-apostolic-visit-to-mongolia/highlights/day-2-highlights/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:03:35 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=79169 Pope Francis attended a grandiose welcoming ceremony in Ulaanbaatar Pope Francis attended a grandiose welcoming ceremony in Ulaanbaatar in the morning of Saturday, 2 September, at the start of his first working day in Mongolia and signed the official guest book in the State Palace, describing himself as a pilgrim of peace. The Pope arrived […]

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]]> 79169 Day 1 Highlights https://www.cbcew.org.uk/day-1-highlights/ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 08:53:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=79163 Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia‘s capital, Ulaanbaatar, effectively kicking off his 43 international Apostolic Journey that ends on 4 September. The Pope was welcomed at Ulaanbaatar‘s international Chinggis Khaan airport by Monsignor Fernando Duarte Barros Reis, Chargé d‘affaires at Mongolia‘s Apostolic Nunciature, and by the Ambassador of Mongolia to […]

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]]> 79163 Cardinal Erdő: Pope Francis came to Hungary with great love https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-erdo-pope-francis-came-to-hungary-with-great-love/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-erdo-pope-francis-came-to-hungary-with-great-love/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 10:28:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=75053 “I have the feeling that the Holy Father came here first of all with great love, specifically love for us,” according to Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest. In an interview with Vatican News in Budapest at the conclusion of Pope Francis’ 41st Apostolic Journey abroad, the Primate of Hungry said the “people felt the Holy […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-erdo-pope-francis-came-to-hungary-with-great-love/feed/ 0 75053 Pope decries conflicts and economic colonialism in DR Congo https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-decries-conflicts-and-economic-colonialism-in-dr-congo/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-decries-conflicts-and-economic-colonialism-in-dr-congo/#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=71712 In his first speech upon his arrival to the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, Pope Francis decried the conflicts that continue to ravage the country, and the reckless exploitation of its immense natural resources by foreign forces. Meeting with government authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps in the garden of the “Palais de […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-decries-conflicts-and-economic-colonialism-in-dr-congo/feed/ 0 71712 Leaders across Britain react to death of Pope Emeritus Benedict https://www.cbcew.org.uk/leaders-across-britain-react-to-death-of-pope-emeritus-benedict/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/leaders-across-britain-react-to-death-of-pope-emeritus-benedict/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 14:05:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=70334 Church and political leaders across Britain pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on learning of his death. King Charles III In a message to Pope Francis, King Charles III said he learned of the death of the Pope Emeritus with “deep sadness.” The British monarch wrote that he remembered “with fondness” his meeting with […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/leaders-across-britain-react-to-death-of-pope-emeritus-benedict/feed/ 0 70334 Cardinal Nichols: Benedict XVI could see God in everything that is beautiful https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-benedict-xvi-could-see-god-in-everything-that-is-beautiful/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-benedict-xvi-could-see-god-in-everything-that-is-beautiful/#respond Sun, 01 Jan 2023 18:37:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=70275 The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales recalls some salient moments of the late Pope Emeritus’ apostolic visit to the United Kingdom and shares his personal memories. The late Pope Emeritus’ apostolic visit to Britain in September 2010 was “momentous” said Cardinal Vincent Nichols, delving into just some of the many […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-benedict-xvi-could-see-god-in-everything-that-is-beautiful/feed/ 0 70275 Cardinal looks back on Pope Benedict’s visit to the UK https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-looks-back-on-pope-benedicts-visit-to-the-uk/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-looks-back-on-pope-benedicts-visit-to-the-uk/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:40:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=70000 Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, looks back with great fondness on Pope Benedict XVI’s historic visit to the UK in 2010. Describing Pope Benedict as a pastor, a scholar, a gentlemen, and “though and through a man of God,” Cardinal Nichols recalls a visit that “shifted the […]

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