Filipe Nyusi thanks San Egidio for helping the victims of Cyclone Idai. He also explains the pope will learn of the DREAM program run by the Community of Sant'Egidio.
Pope Francis will travel to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius from 4-10 September.
It's the second time he will visit this city.
He harshly criticized the arms dealers over whom “the wrath of God will be unleashed.” It was during his encounter with ROACO.
The Orthodox Cathedral of Bucharest was the scene of an ecumenical encounter between Catholics and Orthodox.
Orthodox and Catholics fear reopening wounds from the past, such as the non-return of parishes the Communist government expropriated and then sold or delivered to the Orthodox Church.
Romania is the poorest country in the EU. In the last 30 years, 14 percent of its population has emigrated in search of a better future.
Pope Francis' 30 international trip make him the first pope to visit the country after John Paul II 20 years ago.
His plane arrived 10 minutes before schedule.
The trip will be significant, not only for Romanians but for Hungarians also.
The then Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist accompanied John Paul II in various ceremonies. The faithful of both confessions asked them for unity.
It is the 20th anniversary of John Paul II's visit to Romania in 1999, which was his first trip to an Orthodox country.
He spent two days in Bulgaria and 10 hours in North Macedonia.
He told reporters on the plane back to Rome what impressed him the most about his trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
He listened to some testimonies and gave a speech to young people to never stop dreaming big.
He asked them not to forget their “first call.”
