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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 Leo urges Christians who bear responsibility for war to make a serious examination of conscience. -   Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe shares his experience visiting war-torn Ukraine over the last two weeks. -   A Franciscan priest recounts the importance of displaying the relics of St. Francis for the first time ever.
-   Conflict in the Middle East continues to rage on into the 13th day with Iranian attacks on oil tanks in the Gulf. -   At least sixty-four people died in southern Ethiopia after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in the Gamo Zone. -   Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín as the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, known as the Papal Almoner.
-   Pope Leo XIV expresses his sorrow for the death of a Maronite priest killed in Lebanon while he was assisting a parishioner -   The Synod’s Study Group number 5 publishes its final report focusing on women in the Church -   Environmental academics and representatives gather at the Laudato si’ Village to discuss integral ecology and sustainability
 - The Israeli air force launches new strikes in three different areas of Iran  - The Order of Malta is working to support the population of Lebanon where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced  - The Holy See Press Office announces the itinerary for Pope Leo’s upcoming visit to Monaco
-   Pope Leo highlights the importance of memory and living one’s service as an act of love towards all in an audience with the Military Ordinariate of Italy. -   The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, voices his alarm over the escalating conflict in the Middle East. -   Ahead of International Women’s Day, a Catholic organization in South Africa is working to combat gender-based violence on the parish level.
 - The Middle East remains in turmoil with fresh strikes on Iran and retaliatory strikes throughout the region  - The Holy See says Christians are the most persecuted religious community in the world  - Pope Leo’s prayer intention for March 2026 is for “disarmament and peace"
-   Cardinal Parolin reflects on peace as tensions continue to rise in the Middle East. -   Cardinal Radcliffe reflects on the importance of Christian hope as he visits war-torn Ukraine. -   William Jones, a programme associate at the Future of Life Institute, reflects on Pope Leo's contributions to the ongoing debate around AI.
-   Israel and the United States continue to strike to targets in Iran -   The Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar highlights the impact of the conflict on the everyday lives of Catholics in the Gulf region -   Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Christians and Muslims come together in Lahore to pray for peace
 - At the Angelus, Pope Leo calls on all nations to recall their moral responsibility to seek peace  - Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed as the conflict in the Middle East continues into its second day  - The Apostolic Nuncio to Northern Arabia says violence is not the solution and appeals for dialogue
-   Israel and the U.S. strike targets in Iran, triggering retaliatory attacks by Teheran -   South Korean Catholics call for denuclearisation ahead of the Fukushima disaster anniversary -   Pope Leo XIV encourages a group of seminarians from Spain to work towards rendering their ministry fruitful
 - At the United Nations, the Holy See upholds the moral imperative of disarmament  - Foreign ministers from various countries express outrage at ongoing human rights abuses in Sudan  - Bambino Gesù children’s hospital is recognized as the best pediatric hospital in Europe
-       We bring you details of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming apostolic journeys abroad -       The President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference prays for peace for Ukraine and reiterates the Church’s appeal for a ceasefire -       One year after the cuts to humanitarian aid announced by the British government, NGOs take stock of how those cuts have affected millions of people in need across the globe
-       Pope Leo, all the cardinals residing in Rome, and the heads of Dicasteries attend the Lenten Spiritual Exercises for the Roman Curia. -       The Mexican Bishops’ Conference issuea statement in response to the eruption of violence in the country. -       Thousands of people visit the relics of St Francis of Assisi, which are being exhibited for the veneration of the faithful for the first time in almost 800 years.
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