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Vatican City, Apr 29, 2017 / 03:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his conversation with journalists on the way back from Egypt, Pope Francis touched on an array of topics, including North Korea, populism and a possible visit from President Donald Trump.While nothing has been confirmed as far as a meeting with the U.S. president, much of what Francis said in the 32-minute press conference, which took place during his April 29 flight from Cairo to Rome, focused on themes that came up during his two-day visit to Egypt, but which can be applied to some of the major issues up for global discussion today.Please read below for CNA's full transcript of the Pope's inflight press conference:Greg Burke (Vatican press director): Here among the journalists are those who are making a trip for the first time and those who have made almost 100.. No, more than 100, I think… And you, I don’t know if you know how many international trips you’ve made…Pope Francis: 18!Greg Bur...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM CAIRO (CNS) -- A diplomaticsolution must be found to the escalating tension between North Korea and theUnited States, Pope Francis told journalists."The path (to take) is the path of negotiation, thepath of a diplomatic solution," he said when asked about U.S. President DonaldTrump's decision to send Navy warships to the region in response to North Korea'scontinued missile tests and threats to launch nuclear strikes against SouthKorea, Japan and the United States."What do you say to these leaders who holdresponsibility for the future of humanity," the pope was asked, during a Q-and-Awith journalists on the flight to Rome April 29 after a 27-hour trip to Cairo."I will call on them. I'm going to call on them likeI have called on the leaders of different places," he said. There are many facilitators and mediators around theworld who are "always ready to help" with negotiations, the popesaid. The situation in North Korea,...
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Vatican City, Apr 29, 2017 / 09:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Order of Malta elected Fra Giacomo Dalla Torre as their interim Grand Master as the latest move in the ongoing reform their leadership, which the bulk of his one-year mandate will focus on.Announced in an April 29 communique from the order, the election of Dalla Torre was the result of the Order of Malta’s daylong “Council Complete of State,” which fell shortly after the resignation of the Order’s former Grand Master, Matthew Festing, earlier this year.Dalla Torre will swear an official oath before Archbishop Giovanni Becciu, the Pope’s special delegate to the Order, and members of the “Council Complete of State” that elected him Sunday, April 30, at the church of Santa Maria in Aventino.Even though he's currently concluding a two-day trip to Egypt, Pope Francis was the first to be informed of Dalla Torre’s election through a letter. Notice was then given to other members ...
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 29, 2017 / 12:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Pope Francis returns from his April 28-29 trip to Cairo, Egyptians of all faiths were pleased by his visit and his message – one that filled them with hope for the future, they said.Muslim woman Samia Zien Elbeden, whose husband was killed just six months ago, told EWTN April 29 that after the tragic loss of her husband, the Pope’s visit “brings me peace and gives me hope.”“I am a woman whose husband has been taken away, I am alone. We had no children,” Elbeden said. “My husband was everything. He had a high position in the Egyptian army, one of only 12 at that level.”She said she “was happy with what the Pope said” the day before when he gave a speech at the prestigious al-Azhar University for the International Conference on Peace. He also spoke to Egyptian authorities later on the same day.Jesuit Fr. Morat, who lives in Cairo but is originally from Syria, al...
