Pope Francis and Mongolia's Catholics under one roof at papal Mass

ULAANBAATAR — In an unprecedented event, Pope Francis and just about the entire Catholic population of a country were in the same room when he presided at a Mass in Mongolia's capital on Sunday (Sept 3). The Mass in Ulaanbaatar's Steppe Arena was the religious highlight of the pope's trip to visit the Catholic community of just 1,450. Most of...

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