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Michael Kohn

‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy

Pope Francis is visiting a country with fewer than 1,500 Catholics [File: Andrew Medichini/AP Photo]

Pope Francis has a reputation for visiting some of the world’s most remote countries, even in places where Catholics are few in number. So, it may not be too surprising that this week he will be in Mongolia, a nation with just 1,450 Catholics.

Francis will arrive in the Mongolian capital on September 1 and stay until September 4, with plans to meet the country’s Catholic faithful, celebrate mass and engage in inter-religious dialogue.

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