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Pope Francis’ Panama WYD 2019 opening ceremony speech

by Phuti Makgabo | Jan 25, 2019 | Ikhanya News, News, Pope

  Dear Young People, good evening! How good it is to get together again, this time in a land that receives us with such radiance and warmth! As we gather in Panama, World Youth Day is once more a celebration of joy and hope for the whole Church and, for the...

POPE FRANCIS APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION: GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 10, 2018 | Ikhanya News, Pope, Reflection

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD “REJOICE AND BE GLAD” (Mt 5:12), Jesus tells those persecuted or humiliated for his sake. The Lord asks everything of us, and in return he offers us true...
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