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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is the first pope to visit North Macedonia, where Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born.
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Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
"In that Caritas center are many Christians who have learned to see with God's own eyes," Pope Francis said. "God is not worried about details but seeks out and awaits each person with a father's eyes."
Pope Francis sits near young people as he attends a meeting for peace with Bulgarian representatives of various religious in Nezavisimost Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Like Saint Francis, the pope said, “each of us is called to follow in his footsteps by becoming a peacemaker, an ‘artisan’ of peace.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Even as pope, Francis considers himself a parish priest—“the world’s parish priest” as he once told a friend. This morning, he presided in a small Catholic enclave more than 100 miles from Sofia, the capital city.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“God Bless Bulgaria," Pope Francis prayed, and "keep her in peace and ever hospitable, and grant her prosperity and happiness.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis will visit Bulgaria and North Macedonia from May 5 to 7, two majority Orthodox countries with very small Catholic populations.