Members of the delegation noted the importance of the role of women in caring for the Amazon region.

The document is a continuation of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si'.

Marseille was Pope Francis' 44th international trip in the 10 and a half years of his pontificate.

Giorgio Napolitano was President of Italy between 2006 - 2015 and passed away at the age of 98. He was a member of the communist party.

The migration crisis marked the trip from the very first minute.

The Pope invited those present to participate in the ecumenical prayer vigil on the evening of September 30 in St. Peter's Square in preparation for the Synod, which begins on October 4.

For his final public event of his 44th international trip, the Pope celebrated Mass in the Vélodrome Stadium. He challenged Europe not to remain passive in responding to the needs of the most vulnerable.

In addition to migration, Pope Francis spoke in Marseille about the culture of rejecting the elderly, in the light of the fact that the French government is preparing to pass a law on euthanasia.

On his second day in France, the Pope spent the morning meeting with members of organizations dedicated to helping migrants in the Mediterranean and a group of people facing economic difficulties.

During his trip to Marseille, the Pope spent a few minutes in prayer with leaders of other religions in front of the Monument to the Heroes and Victims of the Sea.

The Pope held his first public address of the trip at the Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica, which is known among locals as the “Good Mother.”

During the flight to this French city, the Pope described Marseille as the gateway that receives immigrants arriving from all over the Mediterranean.

The Ukrainian Ambassador to the Holy See gave the Pope the stuffed animal from a residential area in Dnipro that had been bombed earlier this year.

On September 24, 2015, Pope Francis made history as the first Pope to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress.

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Pope and Patriarch Kirill have only met by video call.

There will also be special guests, including a representative of an association committed to helping migrants and refugees.

The priest who founded the movement, Fr. José Pedro Manglano, explains what Hakuna's relationship is with the different organizations in the Church: "We don't have to understand each other; we have to love each other."

Pope Francis will be present at the final session of the third edition of the “Mediterranean Meetings” that will include the participation of about 70 Catholic bishops and young people of all faiths.

The warehouse belonged to Caritas-Spes Ukraine and had been used for the past year and a half to transport aid to the victims of the war.

At the end of Wednesday's General Audience, the Pope expressed his concern over the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian-majority region of Azerbaijan.

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The Pope highlighted the life of St. Daniel Comboni, founder of the Comboni Missionaries, as an example of evangelization.

The Vatican and Cuba are two countries with very different positions on a number of issues. But, over the years, they have been able to find common ground for some of them.

In a virtual meeting with the Clinton Global Initiative, the Pope used the Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome as an example of caring for children.