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Our daily Vatican & World News broadcast offers all the latest updates on Papal and Vatican activities, as well as the Catholic Church‘s perspective on current world news and developments.
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- Pope Francis encourages members of Italian Christian Associations of Workers to cultivate and practice solidarity and peace
- The US President reveals an Israeli plan to end the Gaza conflict
- India’s six-week-long election concludes after 970 million voters cast their ballots
- Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin opposes plans to use Nato weaponary to strike targets within Russia
- South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party looks set to fall short of a majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994
- Pope Francis announces plans to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his peace meeting in the Vatican gardens with the leaders of Palestine and Israel
- Pope Francis praises religious charisms for building up the mission of the Church
- A sobering report by Amnesty International shows a rise in capital punishment
- Haiti’s Transitional Council appoints a Prime Minister tasked with setting the ground for democratic elections
- Waves of refugees flee Rafah as Israeli Forces reach the centre of the besieged city in the southern Gaza Strip
- Christians in Pakistan rally over yet another mob attack over false blasphemy accusations
- A rising death toll in Papua New Guinea's landslide tragedy suggest more than 2000 people may be dead
In the headlines, this Monday, May 27th:
- Pope Francis invites Buddhists to work together
- The Pope prays for people suffering in Papua New Guinea
- Deadly airstrike on Rafah could hinder mediation efforts in the Middle East
- Pope Francis meets with children from Ukraine and Palestine, as the Vatican’s first ever World Children’s Day kicks off in Rome
- The Pope tells the national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies to be creative and tenacious in the face of difficulties
- We speak to a doctor at the Massachusets General Hospital about the global landscape of palliative care
- Pope Francis urges Jesuits teachers and professors to foster service and academic rigor in their educational institutions
- Hundreds are feared dead in Papua New Guinea after a massive landslide
- Catholic youth ministers gather near Rome to prepare for the Jubilee for Youth next year and World Youth Day in 2027
- Pope Francis officially puts the Blessed Carlo Acutis on the path to sainthood
- He encourages Sisters of the Talitha Kum anti-trafficking network to continue to fight the trafficking scourge and stand by victims
- A Symposium on Palliative Care in Toronto enters its final day with a call to strengthen the network of carers to support people who are suffering and in need of hope
- Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Myanmar and in all war-torn countries of the globe
- A well-known Italian artist creates the first Cross of Joy for the first World Children’s Day
- Norway, Spain and Ireland announce they will formally recognize the State of Palestine
- Pope Francis encourages Chinese Catholics to testify to their faith through works of mercy and charity
- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem thanks Italian bishops for their prayers for the people of the Holy Land
- The Head of India’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church recalls his meeting with Pope Francis and the warmth of a father and brother in faith
- Pope Francis is to travel to Luxembourg and Belgium in September
- Religious involved in the fight against human trafficking gather in Rome to renew their commitment to fight the trade and rescue victims
- Palliative Care is the focus of a symposium organized by the Canadian Bishops in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy for Life
In the headlines this Saturday May 18th:
- Pope Francis makes a pastoral visit to the Italian city of Verona
- He urges people to take the cause of peace in their hands, rather than leaving it to world leaders
- The Pope tells children to, with Jesus their friend, not have fear to go against the tide
- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem entera the Gaza strip, offering the closeness of the Church to the suffering people
- Pope Francis addresses a climate summit exploring the theme: “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience.”
- Participants at a conference on interreligious dialogue in Lisbon describe the importance of real change coming from within
- Pope Francis appeals to the international community to provide support and aid to flood-stricken Afghanistan
- A conference on Climate Crisis and Climate Resilience opens in the Vatican
- In the preface of a book dedicated to peace and justice, the Pope reflects on how peace is handmade by each of us
- Pope Francis says the elderly are the “firm foundation of the future” in a Message for Grandparents’ Day
- A West Sumatran Bishop warns that climate change is exacerbating flooding and other natural calamities
- The Pontifical Urban University is preparing to host an international conference on the Church in China
- Pope Francis encourages India’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church to commit to a path of unity
- The Apostolic Penitentiary releases a Decree that explains to the faithful how to obtain an Indulgence during the Jubilee Year
- The head of the Nasa Space Agency reflects on the unique “outer-space” view of a world without divisions