Pope Visits South Sudan in a “Pilgrimage of Peace”February 3, 2023 — 2/3/2023 South Sudan (International Christian Concern) - After wrapping up his time in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis is arriving in the war-torn nation of South Sudan today....
Pope Francis Urges International Community to “Think of Myanmar”October 17, 2022 — 10/17/2022 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) - ICC has reported extensively on the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following the February 2021 military coup which deposed the nation's democratically elected government. Christians,...
Indonesia Hopes for a Papal VisitMarch 16, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia’s Minister of Religious Affairs indicates his hope for Pope Francis to visit the predominantly Muslim country to see “the beauty of diversity” in...
Indonesia Hopes for a Papal VisitMarch 16, 2022 — 03/15/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesia’s Minister of Religious Affairs indicates his hope for Pope Francis to visit the predominantly Muslim country to see “the beauty of diversity” in...
Pope Francis Travels to Cyprus Amidst Continued Turkish Suffocation of Christian HeritageDecember 2, 2021 — 12/02/2021 Cyprus (International Christian Concern) – Today, Pope Francis is travelling to Cyprus for a brief trip to spotlight migration as a humanitarian crisis. With the trip, Francis becomes the...
Pope Francis Should Prioritize Visiting IndonesiaAugust 5, 2021 — 08/05/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – In an opinion piece written for UCA News, Siktus Harson argues that visiting Indonesia should be at the top of Pope Francis' priority list....
Pope Francis To Potentially Visit North KoreaJuly 8, 2021 — 07/08/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – The head of South Korea’s intelligence services, Park Jie-won, has announced that he is advocating for Pope Francis to visit North Korea. He...
Pope Francis Willing to Travel to North KoreaApril 30, 2021 — 04/30/2021 North Korea (International Christian Concern) – During a recent meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis indicated his willingness to visit North Korea, the most egregious country for persecution of...
Pope Francis Provides Spiritual and Financial SupportApril 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Iraq, he let a $350,000 donation designated to families in need across the country. Iraqi Chaldean Patriarch, Cardinal Louis...
Confluence of Hope and Conflict in IraqMarch 5, 2021 — 03/05/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Christians and minority communities in Iraq have struggled with returning to their homelands and finding it sustainable to do so. In a country decimated by...
Pope Francis’ Historic Visit Prompts Hope for a Healing CommunityMarch 5, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="Pope Francis seeks to promote relations among Christians and Muslims in the region, as well as visit key villages in the Nineveh Plains where a majority of civilians fled."...
Pope Francis to Meet with Top Shia Leader During Visit to IraqJanuary 29, 2021 — 01/29/2021 Vatican (International Christian Concern) - In his trip to Iraq scheduled for March, Pope Francis will meet with Shia religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, according to a senior...
Pope Omits Hong Kong Reference in Latest AddressJuly 7, 2020 — 07/07/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – In the latest Angelus address given by Pope Francis on July 5, he intentionally dropped a pre-written paragraph in reference to Hong Kong’s...
Pope Francis’ Indonesia Visit Canceled Due to CoronavirusMarch 16, 2020 — 03/16/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Given the prolonged fight against the novel COVID-19 virus, sources in the Vatican said that Pope Francis will no longer visit Indonesia in September...
Pope Francis To Visit Indonesia in SeptemberMarch 1, 2020 — 02/29/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to Archbishop Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, Pope Francis’ expected apostolic trip to Muslim-majority Indonesia next September might include a Eucharistic celebration at the...
Muslim-Majority Indonesia Invites Pope Francis to VisitJanuary 30, 2020 — 01/30/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has extended an official invitation to Pope Francis to visit the Muslim-majority country, after Nadhlatul Ulama (NU) supreme council secretary-general...
