“I ask everyone to continue to help the needy and to pray that dialogue and solidarity may lead to the establishment of a peaceful and fraternal coexistence and offer hope for the country’s future,” he said, after praying the Angelus with visitors in St. Peter’s Square Aug. 29.
In the spotlight: St. Teresa’s birthday, Afghanistan, ‘Angels Unawares’ in Minneapolis
Father Giovanni Scalese, along with five Missionaries of Charity nuns and 14 orphaned and disabled children and young adults in their care, arrived safely in Rome Aug. 25.
In the spotlight: Escape from Afghanistan, papal foosball, praying for end to drug violence in Mexico
In a politically polarized society, it’s hard for opposites to agree on something, but in the case of the collapse of Afghanistan so soon after U.S. forces pulled out of the country, there’s agreement.
In the spotlight: Greece wildfires, feast of St. Cajetan, street Mass
Operation Allies Refuge, which began July 30, brought planeloads of Afghans to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Nationals who provided translation, interpretation, security, transportation and other vital services to the U.S. troops in the last two decades have feared reprisals in the absence of the U.S. military.
