Sept. 1-7, 2023 A horse rider holds a Mongolian flag during a traditional performance at a cultural event organized for Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai and Pope Francis arri
A horse rider holds a Mongolian flag during a traditional performance at a cultural event organized for the media and entourage following Pope Francis’ visit to Mongolia, at the Mongolia Cultural Park, some 40 kilometers out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Revelers pay respect before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023.
Francis toured the House of Mercy in the final event of an historic four-day visit to a region where the Holy See has long sought to make inroads. The honor guard lines up, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar where Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Pope Francis will meet. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning for a four-day visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.
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