Day two of Pope Francis’ Apostolic visit to Slovakia included a meeting with political authorities, a chat with the clergy, a visit to a shelter for the poor and an encounter with the Jewish community in Bratislava.

Pope Francis is greeted with joy and applause as he visits the Bethlehem Centre for the poor and homeless in Petržalka, Bratislava.

As the Pope makes an Apostolic Visit to Slovakia, the Auxiliary Bishop of Košice speaks about the challenges facing the faith in the country and the importance of Pope Francis’ visit to strengthen it.

Our Editorial Director says Pope Francis is showing the Church in Slovakia and throughout Europe the way to "live in" the world with humility and without nostalgia for the past.

Pope Francis pays tribute to Slovak Jews, victims of persecution, and thanks the Jewish Community in Bratislava for opening doors on the path to healing and fraternity.

Slovaks are surprised by Pope Francis’ energy, despite his age, exhorting all to live their faith, says the spokesman of the Slovak bishops.

Maroš Borský, Secretary of the Commission for Dialogue between the Central Union of Jewish Religious Communities and the Catholic Church talks about the giant steps forward taken in the past five years.

As Pope Francis meets with the Jewish community on Monday in Bratislava, a Slovak theologian reflects on Jewish-Christian relations, and the importance of education.

Pope Francis encourages the bishops, priests, and religious of Slovakia to work for a humble Church in the freedom of the Gospel, the creativity of faith, and in dialogue that promotes unity.

Pope Francis met in private with Jesuits from all over Slovakia at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava on Sunday evening. The encounter was relaxed and filled with questions and answers, jokes, and expressions of encouragement in an era of pandemic, secularization and decline in vocations.