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Mass for the Pontifical Swiss Guard, celebrated at the Altar of the Chair of St Peter the Vatican Basilica

06/05/2021

Cardinal Parolin to Swiss Guard: Welcome call to mission

Pope Francis leads the weekly General Audience

05/05/2021

Pope at Audience: Contemplative prayer ‘a guide along path of love’

A clown raising awareness about Covid-19 among children in a slum in Mumbai, India.

05/05/2021

UNICEF says Covid-19 hitting children hard in South Asia

Besides the destruction caused by floods early April, Timor-Leste is facing a surge in Covid-19 infections

05/05/2021

Timor-Leste Church helps rebuild homes after floods

Pope Francis kneels in prayer at Knock Shrine in 2018

05/05/2021

Archbishop of Tuam welcomes inclusion of Knock Shrine in prayer marathon

Pope Francis incenses an image of Pauline Jaricot

05/05/2021

Pontifical Mission Societies gear up for 200th anniversary celebrations

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04/05/2021

Shrines around the world link up for recitation of the Rosary

Join the daily live broadcast of the recitation of the Holy Rosary in link-ups with Marian shrines around the world, as part of the May marathon of prayer called by Pope Francis.

The Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese, Msgr Christian Carlassare in hospital

04/05/2021

South Sudan: From a hospital bed, Bishop-elect calls for new beginnings

The Servant of God, Rosario Angelo Livatino

04/05/2021

Pope pens preface to book on Rosario Angelo Livatino

1931 - 2021
90th anniversary
of Vatican Radio

41 languages, 69 nationalities, 12,000 broadcast hours each year. Via satellite, digital platforms, or radio waves, the Pope's Radio reaches every corner of the globe.

A lunch stall by Ranchi Archdiocese at the RIMS Hospital in Ranchi, India.

04/05/2021

India: Ranchi Church offers free lunch to relatives of Covid-19 patients

The Catholic Church in Ranchi has tried reaching out to those hit by the pandemic and its adverse effect on the economy.

Migrants cross into Texas from Mexico, 30 April 2021

05/05/2021

US Bishops welcome revised refugee admission cap

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has welcomed the Biden administration's decision to raise the refugee admission cap from 15,000 to 62,500 during the fiscal year.