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Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Casa Santa Marta

24/04/2018

Pope at Mass: "The Church finds its balance when it is mobile"

A Venezuelan woman with her sick daughter takes part in a protest by health workers and patients for the lack of medicines, medical supplies and poor conditions in hospitals

24/04/2018

Venezuelan bishops appeal to political leaders to heed their cry

People lay candles and leave messages at a memorial for victims of a vehicular attack in Toronto, Canada

24/04/2018

Ten people killed in Toronto van attack

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations at Geneva

23/04/2018

Holy See to UN: Existence of nukes fosters “fear” mentality

23/04/2018

The Feast Day of St George and the Pope’s Name Day

Pope Francis at lunch with the poor of Molise, Italy, 5 July, 2014.

23/04/2018

Pope celebrates his name feast with poor and needy

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24/04/2018

World Immunization Week: Vaccines save lives

World Immunization Week begins today and extends to 30 April. The World Health Organization provides optimistic statistics regarding the effectiveness of vaccination, as well as cases where progress ...

British choir 'The Sixteen' and orchestra 'Britten Sinfonia' perform MacMillan's Stabat Mater in the Sistine Chapel

23/04/2018

Sistine Chapel hosts first live-streamed Stabat Mater

Thousands tuned in online to watch British choir 'The Sixteen' and chamber orchestra 'Britten Sinfonia' perform composer James MacMillan's Stabat Mater

Earth Day on April 22, 2018 focused on combating pollution caused by plastic.

23/04/2018

Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to UN’s fight against climate change

On Earth Day, 22 April, Michael Bloomberg the UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action announced a personal contribution of $4.5 million to the UN’s efforts against global warming.

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24/04/2018

The Armenian genocide, 24 April 1915-2018

Today marks the 103rd anniversary of Metz Yeghern, the Great Evil, described as the horrific massacre of innocent people in Armenia. Many historians say up to 1.5 million Armenian Christians were ...