Mohammed Afif had been especially visible after all-out war erupted between Israel and Hezbollah in September.
The nomination of 44-year-old Bishop Mykola Bychok of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is also seen as sending a subtle political message as Russia’s war grinds on.
Pope Francis said migration was a right described in Scripture and it was a “grave sin” to not welcome strangers. He was equally blunt on the abortion stances of both candidates.
His three-day visit will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican says may include more than half the population of 1.3 million.
Francis will come face to face with the faithful on his first trip to Timor-Leste where many still don’t believe an independence hero and bishop abused young boys.
The Vatican’s former ambassador to the US developed a fringe following by peddling conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on social media.
Leader of the G7 urged “all countries to observe the Olympic Truce individually and collectively” in support of a French proposal to temporarily halt conflicts around the world during the Games.
“All of us were thinking,how did this happen?” said comedian Conan O’Brien. “Why are we here,and when are they going to throw us out?”
Francis again used the term on Tuesday as he met Roman priests,saying it was better that young men with a homosexual tendency not be allowed to enter the seminary.
Francis was said to have made the remark when the subject of admitting gay men to seminaries was raised by participants.
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