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In small nations of Luxembourg and Belgium, Pope Francis will see big challenges

Two tales from one city show the challenges Pope Francis faces to retain his flock in Europe

Francis, the comic strip

Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness

Francis, the comic strip

Vatican sees spiritual value of Medjugorje, doesn't judge it supernatural

Papal trips let Francis showcase a 'poor church for the poor'

'Old pope' thanks God for his 4-nation trip to Asia and the Pacific

Francis, the comic strip

Second synod session to open with penitential liturgy

Pope recalls Israeli-American killed in Gaza, calls for hostages' release

Pope Francis criticizes Harris and Trump positions 'against life' and rejects single-issue voting

Pope Francis' Singapore Mass fuels hopes for future papal visits to China, Vietnam

Francis, the comic strip

How does the huge crowd for the pope's Mass in East Timor compare to others?

Pope Francis arrives in Singapore, the most religiously diverse country in the world

More than 600,000 attend Pope Francis' history-making Mass in East Timor

Francis, the comic strip

Pope obliquely acknowledges abuse crisis during enthusiastic East Timor welcome

The 'pope of peripheries' puts remote Papua New Guinea at the center of the church

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