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Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew attend a ceremony in Rome on 7 October 2021

22/10/2021

Pope congratulates Bartholomew on 30 years as Ecumenical Patriarch

A new decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship interprets and clarifies liturgical laws concerning the translation of liturgical texts.

22/10/2021

Vatican decree clarifies role of Bishops’ conferences in liturgical translations

22/10/2021

Extractive companies in Papua New Guinea urged to be considerate, sustainable

Malnourished children being provided meals in Maropia Nord village in southern Madagascar.

22/10/2021

Madagascar edging towards perhaps world’s first climate change famine

Displaced Yemeni children at play at an IDP camp on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen

22/10/2021

Children are 'first victims of the conflict in Yemen'

File photo of the Christian Aid Ministries compound where the group was abducted

22/10/2021

Haitian gang threatens kidnapped Christian missionaries

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21/10/2021

Pope: “We are called to be the yeast that leavens the dough”

Pope Francis has sent a message to participants in the 49th Social Week of Italian Catholics in Taranto. The theme of the event is: "The Planet We Hope For. Environment, Work, ...

Children at "Foyer Nazareth" in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

21/10/2021

Children at Congo-Brazzaville orphanage thank Pope for help

File photo: A Congolese health worker administers an Ebola vaccine to a boy

21/10/2021

CAFOD concerned about new Ebola cases in DR Congo

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.

20/10/2021

Patriarch Pizzaballa: Synod must be illuminated by the Word of God

In a Pastoral Letter on the 2021-2023 Synod, Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa says all ecclesial communities should get involved, and suggests the method of the two Disciples of Emmaus as a way ...

Artistic depiction of Aboriginal peoples

21/10/2021

Australian Church concerned over suicide rate of Aboriginal children

Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) has described findings in a recent report detailing suicide deaths in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children as a national disgrace.