Posts Tagged ‘Building Bridges Initiative’

Student forum sees Pope challenged on his LGBTQ language

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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The Pope and his LGBTQ language were raised – and not in a good way – during an online student forum last Thursday. The forum provided an opportunity for 12 students from across the Asia-Pacific region to speak directly to Francis about their ideas and reflections about their shared social concerns. The Loyola University Chicago-organised Read more

Kiwi student questions Pope on abortion

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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Abortion was one topic New Zealand student Seamus Lohrey quizzed the Pope on during an online forum last Thursday. He was one of 12 students from the Asia-Pacific region who shared young people’s concerns with the Pope during the online “Building Bridges” forum. Organised by Loyola University Chicago, the forum was designed to enable Pope Read more

Pope to participate in dialogue with Asia-Pacific students ahead of September trip

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Pope Francis will engage in an online dialogue with regional students ahead of his ambitious trip to the Asia-Pacific and Oceania in September. Once again, this will allow young people to engage in frank conversations with the pontiff about the challenges facing their lives and the church in the modern world. Students from Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Read more