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Pope Leo XIV returns to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano on Monday evening, to celebrate Mass on the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and invite Christians to contemplate Mary's quiet presence and become servants of peace. Read all
The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations addresses a Seminar in Assisi during commemorations for the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis. Read all
Russia is leaving the door open to new peace talks with Ukraine following a weekend of intense American diplomacy, but major obstacles remain to ending the war, now in its fifth year. Read all
Lebanon’s health ministry says an Israeli air strikes on a village in southern Lebanon have killed at least nine people. Read all
The 2026 West African Youth Days (JOAJ) open on September 7, in Accra, Ghana. Over the following four days, young Catholics from 16 West African countries will come together around the theme: “Take courage: young Catholics, agents and promoters of peace and hope in West Africa.” Read all