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Ukraine four years on: ‘It is a living paschal story’‍

Four years ago on February 24, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine-scaling up on an already intense conflict that had begun eight years prior. In the last four years, the number of causalities and the destruction have risen. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that some 5.9

South Sudan at risk of sliding into full-scale civil war

As the civil war continues to wreak death, destruction and displacement in Sudan, observers warn its neighbour, South Sudan, risks a return to all-out civil war as well. Having obtained independence from Sudan in 2011, South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation. It struggled to find stability from the very start as its president and […]

Vatican Children’s Hospital ranked 6th best in the world 

The Holy See’s children’s hospital, Bambino Gesù, is considered the leading paediatric hospital in Europe and the 6th best in the world, according to the US magazine Newsweek’s 2026 World’s Best Hospitals ranking. Created in collaboration with the data gathering company, Statista, the ranking highlights leading hospitals around the world in 12 medical fields, including paediatrics. The 2026 […]

Pope concludes Lenten retreat with prayer and reflection

At the conclusion of a week of Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV offered words of gratitude and reflection, drawing together the themes that marked the Lenten retreat preached by Bishop Erik Varden. He described the days as “a profound spiritual experience,” one that accompanied the Roman Curia along its Lenten path, beginning […]

Europe and Africa react to announcement of papal journeys

Enthusiastic reactions are emerging from the various countries that Pope Leo XIV will visit in the coming months, after the journeys were officially announced by the Holy See Press Office on Wednesday, February 25. His first visit will be on March 28 to Monaco; he will then embark on a ten-day journey from April 13 […]

Church in Sri Lanka: Let Easter bombing probe go ‘unhindered’ after spy chief’s arrest

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has urged authorities to ensure that the ongoing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings proceeds without political interference, following the arrest of a former intelligence chief on allegations of conspiracy and aiding the attacks. Father Cyril Gamini Fernando, spokesperson for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo, addressed a […]