Gospel of the Day: (Luke 14, 12-14)

'When you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;
blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection.'

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Bishop Paskalis Syukur, Bishop of Bogor in Indonesia, responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia?

Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia? He also speaks about how he hopes the Conference will affect the Churches in Asia.

Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) delegate Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia?

Bishop Joseph Do Manh Hung, Bishop of Phan Thiet in Vietnam, responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia?

The Pope reflects on the story of Jesus encountering Zacchaeus the tax collector, and says the Lord always gazes upon broken humanity with a desire to restore our dignity.

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As twin car bomb explosions kill over 100 people in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, #PopeFrancis prays that God may convert the hearts of the violent.

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The Pope expresses his sorrow for the over 150 people killed at a Halloween street party in Seoul, as the country’s Catholic Bishops call for a thorough investigation into the causes.

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'We pray for the victims of a terrorist attack in Mogadishu that killed more than 100 people, including many children... And let us pray for those who died last night in Seoul during a sudden crowd stampede.'

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'We Christians must have the gaze of Christ, who embraces from below, who seeks those who are lost, with compassion. This is, and must always be, the gaze of the Church.'

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'This is the history of salvation: God has never looked down on us to humiliate and judge us. On the contrary, He lowered Himself to the point of washing our feet, looking at us from below and restoring our dignity to us.'

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'Zacchaeus teaches us that, in life, all is never lost. We can always find space for the desire to begin again, to start over, to convert.'

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As the Church marks the 31th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jonathan Montaldo offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “With whom do you refuse to eat?”

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Gospel of the Day: (Luke 19, 1-10)

'Jesus looked up and said to him, 'Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.'
And he came down quickly and received him with joy.'

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Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) delegate Bishop Allwyn D'Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and FABC 50 Adjunct Secretary, responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia?

Fr Anthony Corcoran, Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan, responds to #PopeFrancis 's question to the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences ( #FABC ) delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in #Asia ?

Pope Francis met with Mr Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of #Luxembourg , for a private audience in the Vatican Saturday morning.

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Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai, Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine in Myanmar responds to Pope Francis's question to FABC delegates: What is the Holy Spirit saying to the Churches in Asia? He also speaks about how he hopes the Conference will affect the Churches in Asia.

The concluding #FABC press conference featured the 3 Cardinal Presidents and Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, all of whom are optimistic that the General Conference is a way forward for the Church in Asia.

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