Pope Francis

Vatican official Georg Gänswein spent 30 minutes waiting for the Russian President near the entrance.

During the audience in Rome, Pope Francis specially welcomed the Belarusian delegation.

Pope Francis gets invitation from Lukashenka to visit Belarus, Archbishop of Minsk and Mahilou Tadeush Kandrusevich said at a news conference.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin visited Belarus on March 12-15. He left Minsk by plane on Sunday.

Pope Francis will leave Rome for South Korea in August 13.

The Belarus leader has congratulated the Pope on the first anniversary of his pontificate on behalf of the Belarusian people.

A Harley-Davidson and a leather jacket presented to Pope Francis last year will be auctioned in Paris.

The boat carrying about 500 migrants has caught fire several kilometers away from Lampedusa in the morning.

Pope Francis met Apostolic Nunciature, Belarusian Archbishop Claudio Dugerotti on Monday, September 30.