Papal trips let Francis showcase a ‘poor church for the poor’

When Pope Francis’ plane touched down in Dili, the capital of East Timor — the most Catholic country on earth outside the Vatican — the first to greet the pope was not the nation’s president or other members of the planned welcome delegation. Instead, it was the tarmac workers. As the pope was being wheeled […]

Papal trips let Francis showcase a ‘poor church for the poor’
When Pope Francis’ plane touched down in Dili, the capital of East Timor — the most Catholic country on earth outside the Vatican — the first to greet the pope was not the nation’s president or other members of the planned welcome delegation. Instead, it was the tarmac workers. As the pope was being wheeled […]