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Pope Francis with some young migrants & refugees

06/05/2021

Pope calls for joint efforts on path towards an ever wider "we"

Swiss Guards at Mass in St Peter's on Thursday morning

06/05/2021

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guard recruits

A new recruit swears his oath in the Pontifical Swiss Guard

06/05/2021

New Swiss Guards swear their oath at Vatican ceremony

06/05/2021

Pope’s closeness to India as it struggles against Covid-19

Archive photo from 2019 of Pope Francis with the Council of Cardinals

06/05/2021

Council of Cardinals reflects on life of Church in pandemic

06/05/2021

Pope: "A strong memory guarantees a secure future"

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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.

Pope Francis and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin

06/05/2021

Pope Francis meets with President of Swiss Confederation

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

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 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

The UN’s children fund says the first wave of Covid-19 cost the lives of 228,000 children and 11,000 mothers in the region.

The conflict in Yemen has been a major factor in the country's acute food crisis.

06/05/2021

155 million faced acute food insecurity in 2020

The worst-affected countries last year were Burkina Faso, South Sudan and Yemen. Outside Africa, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria and Haiti featured were among the 10 worst food crises last year.