Pope Francis in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis listens to a translation of his talk during a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral workers at the cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 15, 2022. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis became the second pontiff to visit Kazakhstan Sept. 13-15, 2022, and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia loomed large over Francis' visit to the country, which sits in Central Asia about 1,500 miles east of Ukraine and about 1,000 miles north of Afghanistan.

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