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Ukraine: Cardinal Parolin visits bombed Children’s Hospital
Posted on 07/23/2024 06:41 AM ()
Cardinal Parolin meets Ukrainian President, reaffirms commitment for peace
Posted on 07/23/2024 05:56 AM ()
The Vatican Secretary of State is received in Kyiv by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, to whom he conveys the Pope's solidarity and the Holy See's commitment to help find "a just and lasting peace".
UN police mission reviving some hope in gang-ravaged Haiti
Posted on 07/23/2024 05:47 AM ()
Father Claudy Duclervil, Director of Radio Télé Soleil in Port-au-Prince, speaks to Vatican News about the current law and order situation in Haiti and Haitians’ hopes, following the recent installation of the transitional government and the deployment of Kenya-led international police force to help combat gangs.
Scores dead in Ethiopia landslides
Posted on 07/23/2024 04:02 AM ()
Residents of two southern Ethiopian villages have reportedly been using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of landslide survivors in a remote, mountainous area southwest of the capital Addis Ababa.
World Health Organization 'extremely concerned' about polio risk in Gaza
Posted on 07/23/2024 03:30 AM ()
The World Health Organization is concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of the highly contagious polio virus in Gaza.
Pope Francis mourns former President of Vietnam
Posted on 07/23/2024 01:24 AM ()
Pope Francis sends a message of condolences and prayers for the death of the former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Papal Envoys reveal World Mission Sunday 2024 Materials
Posted on 07/22/2024 23:08 PM ()
During a special reception on the sidelines of the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and Cardinal Christophe Pierre underline the impact of supporting World Mission Sunday, which will be observed on October 20th, for more than 1,100 territories around the world that are struggling.
Chaldean bishops insist on two-state solution in Holy Land
Posted on 07/22/2024 04:59 AM ()
Wrapping up their annual Synod in Baghdad, the Iraqi bishops express their deep concern over the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region, and reaffirm two-state solution as the only way for a lasting peace.
Knowing when to step down
Posted on 07/22/2024 04:35 AM ()
In "L’Osservatore Romano", the deputy director of Vatican media, Alessandro Gisotti, writes on Joe Biden and the value of saying farewell. The decision by the American president recalls the decision made by Nelson Mandela in 1999 when he chose not to run for a second term as South Africa’s president.
Sudanese civilians subjected to horrendous levels of violence
Posted on 07/22/2024 04:07 AM ()
Fifteen months of ferocious civil war in Sudan has killed over 150,000 people and forced more than nine million to flee their homes and their lands.