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Fiat Tipo Pope Francis used in Lithuania given to nuns
The Fiat Tipo Pope Francis used during his recent visit to Lithuania has been given to the Congregation of Missionaries of God’s Love Sisters. […]
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B. Gailius. Are refugees a threat to Lithuanity?
Rolandas Paksas is aiming for the office of president once more and is periodically threatening us with floods of refugees bent on entering the EU and urges to assemble a “powerful national political current” against […]
Foreign affairs
Pope Francis sends thank you letter after Lithuanian visit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has received a thank you letter from Pope Francis for the warm reception during his recent state visit to Lithuania, the presidential office said. […]
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Tomas Venclova warns of catastrophic precedents which will undermine Lithuania’s prestige for a long time to come
Talk that a girl with too dark-a-skin met the pope is a catastrophic precedent of which Pope Francis has warned. If examples like this surface again in Lithuania the country will be hit by another […]
Foreign affairs
PM denounces as ‘scoundrels’ those angered by dark-skinned girl greeting pope in Vilnius
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has denounced as “scoundrels” people who were outraged at a dark-skinned girl being chosen to greet Pope Francis at Vilnius Airport last weekend. […]
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Pope arrives in Estonia
Pope Francis arrived in Estonia on Tuesday on the last leg of his trip to the three Baltic countries, a BNS Lithuania reporter accompanying him on the tour said. […]
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Pope Francis bids farewell to Lithuania
Pope Francis on Tuesday morning bid farewell to Lithuania in a farewell ceremony at Vilnius Airport attended by the country’s political and religious leaders. […]
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Lithuanian president praises pope for his courage to reform Church
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that Pope Francis, who is ending his Baltic tour on Tuesday, deserves praise for his efforts to reform the Catholic Church despite enormous resistance. […]
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Pope Francis invites Christians in Latvia to seek dialogue, understanding
Pope Francis, currently visiting Latvia, on Monday called on all Christian denominations to seek dialogue and understanding as, he said, the unity of all Christians would be needed in the future to preserve faith. […]
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Pope Francis’ message to Latvians: freedom is a task for everyone
The development of individuals and the community is key to upholding freedom, Pope Francis said after arriving in Latvia on Monday, stating that the country’s independence is “a gift, but also a task for everyone”. […]
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Pope Francis arrives in Latvia
Pope Francis on Monday arrived in Latvia where he is set to meet with government representatives and members of various Christian denominations, the BNS correspondent accompanying the pope reports. […]
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Lithuania made new friend during papal visit, first leader says
It’s difficult yet for Lithuania to fully understand the meaning of Pope Francis‘ visit, and the Holy Father should leave Lithuania having become its friend, Lithuania’s first post-independence leader Vytautas Landsbergis says. […]
Society
Papal visit to Lithuania: ten most memorable quotes
Pope Francis visited Lithuania on Saturday and Sunday. BNS Lithuania provides ten most memorable quotes: […]
Society
Pope urges young Lithuanians ‘to swim against current of individualism’
Pope Francis on Sunday called on young Lithuanians to have the courage “to swim against the current of individualism” and to reach out to those close to them. […]
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Pope Francis invites Lithuanians to care for socially vulnerable, resist thirst for glory
Pope Francis on Sunday called on the faithful in Lithuania to care for socially vulnerable groups and ethnic minorities and resist the thirst for glory. […]
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Over 100,000 people gather for papal Holy Mass in Lithuania’s Kaunas
Over 100,000 worshipers have gathered on Sunday morning in Lithuania’s second-largest city of Kaunas for the Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. […]
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Pope Fancis might ask Lithuania for solidarity in accepting refugees
Pope Francis, arriving in Lithuania on Saturday, might ask the Baltic states for solidarity in accepting refugees escaping war conflicts, Vatican journalists told BNS Lithuania. […]
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Pope Francis calls on Lithuania to become “bridge between Eastern and Western Europe”
Pope Francis, who arrived in Vilnius on Saturday, called on Lithuanians to be open and compassionate and become “a bridge between Eastern and Western Europe”. […]
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Pope Francis arrived in Lithuania for historic visit
Pope Francis has landed in Lithuania on Saturday at the start of his four-day Baltic tour during which he will show respect to the three nations’ independence and pay homage to the victims of the Nazi and Soviet regimes. […]
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Lithuanian president to present Pope Francis with Freedom Bell
President Dalia Grybauskaitė will on Saturday present Pope Francis with a smaller replica of the Freedom Bell of Lithuania and a recording of “Gloria Lietuvai” (Gloria to Lithuania), a musical composition that was performed on February 16 when the nation marked the centennial of the modern state of Lithuania, her office said on Friday. […]