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Received at Ivato International Airport located 16 km northwest of Antananarivo by protocol, His Eminence Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo met with a warm welcome some members of the Church of Madagascar composed of two bishops, priests, religious men and women. After the airport, the President of SCEAM went to greet the members of the CMM (Episcopal Conference of Madagascar) who were gathered in the bishops' hall.

Tata Mpelo offers you here the excerpts of the interventions of Pope Francis during the last week (from Monday, November 4 to Sunday, November 11, 2024). They are accompanied by links so that you can read the entirety for yourself.

Tata Mpelo offers you here the excerpts from Pope Francis' speeches during the last week (from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 November 2024). They are accompanied by links so that you can read the whole thing yourself. The four letters sent by Pope Francis are also mentioned.

Tata Mpelo offers you here the excerpts from Pope Francis' speeches during the last weekTata Mpelo offers you here the excerpts from Pope Francis' speeches during the last week (from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 November 2024). They are accompanied by links so that you can read the entirety for yourself. There is also a mention of a letter sent by Pope Francis (from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 November 2024). They are accompanied by links so that you can read the entirety for yourself. There is also a mention of a letter sent by Pope Francis to His Holiness BARTHOLOMEW on the occasion of the feast of Saint ANDREW, Patron Saint of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

The day of December 11, 2024 was occupied by the General Audience, by the meeting of His Holiness with the delegation of the non-profit organization ResQ - People Saving People and by his exchange with the members of the Human Economic Forum Movement.

The official day of December 12, 2024 of the Holy Father can be summarized in the homily given in memory of Our Lady of Nicaragua, in the speeches given before the delegation of the Roma Baptist Evangelical Mission in Italy and before the community of the Interdiocesan Major Seminary of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).

After his apostolic journey to Ajaccio, for the conclusion of the Congress on "Popular Religiosity" where he gave a speech on "popular piety", the Holy Father opened his week by welcoming three delegations to the Vatican: the Delegation of the World Methodist Council, members of the Filipino community in Spain and representatives of the managers and employees of Italian banks.

The Holy Father delivered a message this Tuesday, December 17, 2024, on the occasion of the third edition of "LaborDz" promoted by the ACLI. He invited his listeners to use the heart in all companies and all their work environments to safeguard human dignity and the balance of creation.

At today's general audience, the Holy Father began a new cycle of catechesis centered on Jesus our hope because he "is himself the way, the path to follow, the goal of our pilgrimage." Through the Gospel of Matthew describing the genealogy of Jesus, the Holy Father pointed out that through Jesus a new lineage was born. Through multiple examples of biblical characters constituting the ancestors of Jesus with real names until everything ends and blossoms in Mary and in Christ.

Here are the three signs of the Christian pilgrimage to the Tombs of the Apostles that the Pope delivered this Thursday, December 19, 2024 to the Italian pilgrims of the Way of Saint James of Compostela helped by the Work of Dom Guanella. They are also useful for all pilgrims.