Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, right, claps his hands at Pope Francis signing the honor book as they meet, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at the State Palace in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar. AP ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Pope Francis on Saturday praised Mongolia's tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of its founder, Genghis Khan, as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation with a word of encouragement to its tiny Catholic flock. Francis met with President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh inside a traditional Mongolian ger, or round yurt, set up inside the state palace and wrote a message in the guest book that he was visiting 'a country young and ancient, modern and rich of tradition,' as a pilgrim of peace.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1825902/pope-francis-praises-mongolias-religious-freedom-dating-back-to-genghis-khan

#inquirer