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Ukrainian and Vatican summer camp children receive visit by Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV meets with over 600 children in the Paul VI Hall, including participants from the Vatican’s summer camp and Ukrainian children hosted by Caritas Italiana.

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African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Nigerian Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto says the global financial system is outdated and failing people," particularly in Africa.

Pope Leo XIV receives President of the Republic of Poland

Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience President Andrzej Duda, of Poland. One topic to which particular attention was given is the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Fear is as strong as death: Bishop Dunia on violence in Nigeria

Nigerian Bishop Dunia appeals for peace and international support as communities in his country continue to face relentless violence and displacement.

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Cardinal Turkson presides at Ghana’s maiden National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, recently visited his home country of Ghana. While in Ghana, Cardinal Turkson was the guest of honour and main presider at the country’s maiden National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving

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Pope Leo XIV receives Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Pope Leo XIV receives the Italian Premier, Giorgia Meloni, in private audience.

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Young Christians launch spiritual manifesto to restore the soul of Europe

The Holy See Press Office holds a conference to present the “Manifesto of Young Christians of Europe”. Ignited by their pilgrimage route starting in Rome and ending in Jerusalem, this initiative aims to revive Europe’s Christian identity and hope.

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Secretariat of State

The Secretariat of State is the Curial office that works most closely with the Pope in the exercise of his supreme mission, effectively acting as the ‘driving force’ behind the political and diplomatic activities of the Holy See, as well as the ‘link’ and an organising factor in the coordination of the Roman Curia.

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UNICEF: Conflicts leave millions of children displaced or killed

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a warning that conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are causing a child to flee their home every five seconds, with a child killed or injured every 15 minutes.

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Protecting the seeds of life: Our duty to defend African farmers

As African and European leaders met to shape agricultural policy, farmers and civil society groups gathered nearby to raise urgent concerns over the future of farming in Africa; calling especially on protection for traditional seed systems and a ban on the export of toxic pesticides.

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