(Bloomberg) -- Pope Francis praised Mongolia for its openness to religious freedoms as he met with political leaders during the first-ever papal visit to the nation, hemmed between Russia and China.

Pope Francis told reporters in his press pool, en route from the pontiff’s last overseas voyage to Africa, that he intends to visit Mongolia this fall and India in the next year VATICAN CITY ...

During his four-day visit, Pope Francis engaged in high-level discussions with political leaders in order to bridge the gap between Mongolia, its neighbours China and Russia, and other global players.

The messages of Pope Francis and the example of Indonesia show the world and all people in it that different views and ...

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Among his stops are Indonesia—the largest Muslim-majority country—and Singapore, which some view as an intermediary for China ...

Pope Francis begins his first major international trip of the year on Monday. This 12-day journey will take him to four ...

Pope Francis on Monday began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey; with stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore.

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday on a visit designed to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. It is the first time a pope has visited the landlocked ...

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The 87-year-old pontiff said the diverse nation’s high fertility rate should be an example for other countries around the ...

Francis will deliver remarks at Jakarta's famed Istiqlal Mosque, alongside Indonesia's Grand Imam. Later the Pope will visit the "Tunnel of Fraternity" linking the mosque to a nearby Catholic church.