Pope Francis

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http://cnstopstories.com/2015/05/08/vatican-releases-details-of-popes-trip-july-5-12-to-south-america/

 
Here is the pope’s itinerary as released by the Vatican. Times listed are local, with Eastern Daylight Time in parentheses. Bolivia and Paraguay are on Eastern Daylight Time.
 
Wednesday, July 8 (Quito, La Paz, Santa Cruz)

— 9:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m.) Visit to a home for the aged run by the Missionaries of Charity.

— 10:30 a.m. (11:30 a.m.) Meeting with clergy, religious men and women, and seminarians at the El Quinche National Marian Shrine. Speech by pope.

— Noon. (1 p.m.) Departure by airplane from Quito to La Paz, Bolivia.

— 4:15 p.m. Arrival at El Alto International Airport in La Paz. Arrival ceremony. Speech by pope.

— 6 p.m. Courtesy visit to President Evo Morales in the Palace of Government.

— 7 p.m. Meeting with civil authorities in the La Paz cathedral. Speech by pope.

— 8 p.m. Departure by airplane for Santa Cruz.

— 9:15 p.m. Arrival at the Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz.
 

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Pope Francis in Ecuador - Visit to a Home for the Aged 
Scheduled for Jul 8, 2015
Quito local time: 09.30-Pope Francis visits a Home for the Aged, run by the Missionaries of Charity in Quito, in the course of his apostolic visit to Ecuador.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaGmtHh_0nQ

Pope Francis in Ecuador-Meeting with Clergy, Men and Women Religious and Seminarians 
Scheduled for Jul 8, 2015
Quito local time: 10.20-Pope Francis meets Clergy, Men and Women Religious and Seminarians at the "El Quinche" National Marian Shrine, in Quito.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8LTKrljdKg
Pope Francis in Ecuador - Farewell Ceremony 
Scheduled for Jul 8, 2015
Local time Quito 11.45 am - Pope Francis ends his pastoral visit to Ecuador

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Pope Francis Visits Home for the Elderly in Quito
Rome,  July 08, 2015

On the final day of his Apostolic Visit to Ecuador, Pope Francis made a brief stop at a home for the elderly run by the Missionaries of Charity in Quito.

Thousands lined up the streets surrounded the residence to catch a glimpse of the Pope, many of them shouting "Queremos ver al Papa" (We want to see the Pope).

Upon his arrival, the Pope was welcomed by the sisters. The nuns laid a wreath of blue and white flowers around his neck and accompanied him to the chapel where he remained in silent prayer for several minutes.

He was then led to a room where the elderly residents received him with cheers. One of them welcomed the Holy Father and placed a traditional hat on the Pope's head. The 78 year old Pontiff then greeted each resident one by one.
 

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Pope Francis: Address to Clergy, Religious, and Seminarians
2015-07-08 Vatican Radio


(Vatican Radio) At the National Marian Shrine of El Quinche, Pope Francis met with clergy, men and women religious, and seminarians, for the final event in his trip to Ecuador.

The Holy Father did not deliver his prepared remarks, choosing instead to speak off-the-cuff - and from the heart - to those who had gathered at the Shrine. His prepared text focused on their call and their mission; on perseverance in that mission; an on joyful evangelization. The Pope also called on the clergy, religious, and seminarians to care for, encourage, and guide popular devotions.
 
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/remember-your-roots-pope-goes-off-the-cuff-to-priests-religious-62211/
'Remember your roots': Pope goes off-the-cuff to priests, religious
 
Quito, Ecuador, Jul 8, 2015 / 11:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his last encounter during his visit to Ecuador, Pope Francis on Wednesday warned priests and religious against career ambitions that lead to 'spiritual Alzheimer’s.'

“When a seminarian or priest thinks too much about his career, he starts to suffer from spiritual Alzheimer's and he loses his memory and forgets where he came from,” the Pope said. “Never forget where you came from; don’t forget your roots.”
 

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Scheduled live in about 36 minutes; also, can be viewed later

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Pope Francis in Bolivia-Welcome Ceremony in La Paz 
Scheduled for Jul 8, 2015
La Paz local time: 16.15-Pope Francis arrives by plane in La Paz, Bolivia, second stage of his apostolic visit to Latin America. He is met by the highest State Authorities

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Video shows "Please stand by.  Starting soon..."

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Pope Francis in Bolivia- Courtesy visit to the President and Meeting with the civil authorities 

La Paz local time, Wednesday 8 July 6.40 pm - Pope Francis pays a courtesy visit to the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, and later meets the Civil Authorities in the Cathedral.

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Pope Francis: I have come to confirm the faith of believers
08/07/2015 23:30


(Vatican Radio) Arriving at the “El Alto” airport in La Paz, Pope Francis began his Apostolic Voyage to Bolivia by invoking “peace and prosperity upon all the people of this country.”

In his address at the Welcoming Ceremony, the Holy Father said, “As a guest and a pilgrim, I have come to confirm the faith of those who believe in the Risen Christ, so that, during our pilgrimage on earth, we believers may be witnesses of his love, leaven for a better world and co-operators in the building of a more just and fraternal society.”

Pope Francis said that during his Visit he would “encourage the vocation of Christ’s disciples to share the joy of the Gospel to be salt for the earth and light to the world.”

Below please find the full text of Pope Francis’ prepared remarks:
 

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'Jallalla Bolivia' – Pope Francis arrives speaking Quechua

La Paz, Bolivia, Jul 8, 2015 / 04:19 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Arriving in Bolivia on Wednesday afternoon, Pope Francis greeted those waiting for him with the greeting “jallalla,” significant because it comes from the Quechua-Aymara languages of the nation's indigenous peoples.

Francis used the phrase “Jallalla Bolivia” at the close of his July 8 speech of greeting to Bolivians at the airport of La Paz, the nation's administrative capital. In his address, the Pope noted the country’s rich cultural and ethnic diversity – it has 36 official languages beside Spanish, the largest of which is Quechua.

He said he comes as a pilgrim to renew the country’s faith, and he also encouraged further social, economic, and political development.
 

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Pope Francis in Bolivia: a pilgrim and a witness
09/07/2015 03:09


Pope Francis arrives in Bolivia, July 8, 2015
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis travelled from Ecuador to Bolivia on Wednesday afternoon, at the end of the first leg of his three-country visit to Latin America, and the beginning of the second. Arriving at the “El Alto” airport in La Paz, Pope Francis began his Apostolic Voyage to Bolivia by invoking “peace and prosperity upon all the people of this country.”

In his address at the welcome ceremony, the Holy Father said, “As a guest and a pilgrim, I have come to confirm the faith of those who believe in the Risen Christ, so that, during our pilgrimage on earth, we believers may be witnesses of his love, leaven for a better world and co-operators in the building of a more just and fraternal society.”
 
Following the welcome ceremony, the Holy Father visited privately with Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, before meeting in La Paz cathedral with Bolivian civil authorities and representatives of culture and civil society. In his prepared remarks, Pope Francis focused once again on the need to work in concert to promote the common good and meet the challenges facing society, especially the crisis of the family, immigration, and integral human development alongside and together with the challenges of stewardship of creation.

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Pope Francis: discourse to Bolivian civil authorities
09/07/2015 01:30


(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed the civil authorities and representatives of culture and civil society in Bolivia on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting took place in the cathedral of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, and followed a courtesy visit with Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales. In his prepared remarks, Pope Francis focused once again on the need to work in concert to promote the common good and meet the challenges facing society, especially the crisis of the family, immigration, and integral human development alongside and together with the challenges of stewardship of creation. Below, please find the full text of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks, in their official English translation
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Meeting with Civil Authorities
La Paz Cathedral
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
 

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Here is the pope’s itinerary as released by the Vatican. Times listed are local, with Eastern Daylight Time in parentheses. Bolivia and Paraguay are on Eastern Daylight Time.
 
Thursday, July 9 (Santa Cruz)

— 10 a.m. Mass in Christ the Redeemer Square. Homily by pope.

— 4 p.m. Meeting with priests, religious men and women, and seminarians in the Don Bosco school. Speech by pope.

— 5:30 p.m. Participation in the second World Meeting of Popular Movements at the exposition grounds. Speech by pope.
 

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Pope Francis in Bolivia-Celebration of Mass in Santa Cruz 
Scheduled for Jul 9, 2015

Santa Cruz local time: 09.45-Pope Francis presides at the celebration of Holy Mass that marks the opening of the V Bolivian National Eucharistic Congress

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07/ 9/2015
“Fr. Espinal was killed for preaching the Gospel”


The Pope pays tribute to Espinal (soldelpando.com)
Yesterday Francis stopped to pray at the place where the body of the Jesuit, murdered by members of the military in 1980, was found
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 la paz
“I stopped by to greet you and above all to commemorate a brother of ours, who became a victim of certain interests who did not want him to fight for Bolivia’s freedom. Fr. Espinal preached the Gospel and this bothered people. So they got rid of him.” Darkness has fallen and Pope Francis had the Popemobile stop and made a scheduled stop between El Alto airport and the Bolivian capital La Paz. The spot along the road towards Chacaltaya where the dead body of Fr. Luis Espinal - a.k.a. Lucho, a Spanish Jesuit, poet, journalist and film-maker (he had specialised in cinema and television at the Catholic University of Milan) who had been a missionary in Bolivia since 1968 - was dumped on 22 March 1980.
 

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The "communist crucifix" was presented to Pope Francis on Wednesday.
Video at the link

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Pope Francis apparently not amused by 'communist crucifix'


Bolivian president Evo Morales presents Pope Francis with a 'communist crucifix' at the presidential palace in La Paz, July 8, 2015. Credit: L'Osservatore Romano.
La Paz, Bolivia, Jul 9, 2015 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When leftist Bolivian president Evo Morales on Thursday presented Pope Francis with a “communist crucifix” – a carving of Christ crucified on the hammer of a hammer and sickle – the Pope's only reaction was to say, “This is not ok,” while shaking his head.

Shortly after his July 8 arrival at the Bolivian administrative capital of La Paz, Pope Francis made a courtesy visit to Morales at the Palace of Government. At such meetings, the leaders customarily exchange gifts; Pope Francis gave the Bolivian president a mosaic of the Marian icon of the “Salus Populus Romani,” her role as patroness of Rome.

Morales explained what his gift to the Pope was as he gave it to him. In the video, filmed by the Vatican Television Center and transmitted throughout the world, the Pope's disapproval of the gift can be seen, and he says “No está bien eso” – “This is not ok” – while shaking his head.

While the audio is a bit marred by the clicking of journalists' cameras, the embarrassment of the Pope seems clear.

The cross with a hammer and sickle is a reproduction of another carved during the 1970s by Fr. Luis Espinal Camps, a Spanish Jesuit who was a missionary in Bolivia who was killed in 1980 during the Bolivian dictatorship.

At a July 9 press briefing the Holy See press officer, Fr. Federico Lombardi, noted the lack of clarity in the audio of the exchange, and remarked that Pope Francis had been unaware the crucifix was a replica of Fr. Espinal's.

He also claimed that Fr. Espinal's use of it was not ideological but expressed a hope for dialogue between communism and the Church, adding that Pope Francis' remark likely expresed a sentiment of “I didnt' know”, rather than “This is not right.”

Morales' gift has sparked a worldwide controversy, and reactions were not long in coming. The majority of them accuse Morales of trying to politicize the Pope's visit.
 

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No one should be discarded – In Bolivia, Pope Francis advocates for the poor

Pope Francis says Mass at Christ the Redeemer Square in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, July 9, 2015. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Jul 9, 2015 / 08:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Giving into despair when confronted with life’s difficulties only leads to an individualistic attitude that discards others, Pope Francis said Thursday, explaining that with Jesus, no one is ever left out or excluded.

“A despairing heart finds it easy to succumb to a way of thinking which is becoming ever more widespread in our world. It is a mentality in which everything has a price, everything can be bought, everything is negotiable,” the Pope said July 9 during his homily at his Mass, said in Santa Cruz de la Sierra's Christ the Redeemer Square.

He said that thinking this way only leaves space for a select few, while the rest – who “don’t add up” or are considered unsuitable and unworthy – are discarded.
 
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Pope in Bolivia: No one needs to be discarded
2015-07-09 Vatican Radio
 
Below please find the full text of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for the Votive Mass of the Most Holy Eucharist, celebrated in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia:

Mass in Christ the Redeemer Square
 Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Thursday, 9 July 2015
 

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Pope Francis in Bolivia-Meeting with Priests, Men and Women Religious, and Seminarians
Scheduled for Jul 9, 2015

Santa Cruz de la Sierra local time: 15.45 -Pope Francis meets Priests, Men and Women Religious and Seminarians in the "Coliseo Don Bosco" School of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

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Eastern Daylight Time 

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Pope Francis in Bolivia-Participation at the II World Encounter of Popular Movements
Scheduled for Jul 9, 2015

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Local Time: 17.20- Pope Francis participates at the II World Encounter of Popular Movements, with Delegates of worker movements of occasional workers, migrants, aboriginals, landless farmers.

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Pope Francis: discourse to clergy and religious of Bolivia
2015-07-10 Vatican Radio


(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met with clergy, religious men and women, and seminarians on Thursday afternoon in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Below, please find the full text of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks, in their official English translation.
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Meeting with Clergy, Religious and Seminarians
Coliseum of Don Bosco College
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Thursday, 9 July 2015

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I am pleased to be able to meet you and to share the joy which fills the heart and the entire life of the missionary disciples of Jesus.  This joy was expressed in the words of welcome offered by Bishop Roberto Bordi, and by the testimonies of Father Miguel, Sister Gabriela, and by Damián, our seminarian.  I thank each of you for sharing your own experience of vocation.
 

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Pope in Latin America apologizes for sins against native peoples

Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jul 9, 2015 / 06:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Following in the footsteps of St. John Paul II, Pope Francis on Thursday asked forgiveness for crimes against the indigenous peoples of Latin America during “the so-called conquest of America.”

“I say this to you with regret: many grave sins were committed against the native peoples of America in the name of God,” he said July 9.

“My predecessors acknowledged this, CELAM (The Latin American Episcopal Council) has said it, and I too wish to say it. Like Saint John Paul II, I ask that the Church ‘kneel before God and implore forgiveness for the past and present sins of her sons and daughters’.”

“I would also say, and here I wish to be quite clear, as was Saint John Paul II: I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offenses of the Church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.”

The Pope’s comments came during an address to the World Meeting of Popular Movements in Bolivia. Francis is currently in the middle of a July 5-13 trip through Latin America, which began in Ecuador and will continue in Paraguay.
 
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Pope's Address to 'Popular Movements'
Bolivia,  July 09, 2015 

Here is a Vatican translation of the address Pope Francis gave this afternoon in Boliva at the 2nd World Meeting of Popular Movements. He followed the text nearly word for word.
 

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Pope Francis: Speech at World Meeting of Popular Movements
10/07/2015 00:30

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis spoke Thursday evening at the World Meeting of Popular Movements, taking place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

The World Meeting of Popular Movements, organized in collaboration with Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, brings together delegates from popular movements from around the world.