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Castel Gandolfo to host concert in honor of Pope Leo XIV
Posted on 07/16/2026 05:20 AM ()
The Diocese of Albano offers a concert for Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo, featuring works by Paganini and Bellini, that will take place, with Pope Leo in attendance, on 18 July at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo.
Nobel Laureates sign Rome Declaration on Nuclear Weapons and AI
Posted on 07/16/2026 04:03 AM ()
Nobel laureates, international experts and scientists, religious leaders, and former heads of state and government gather at Rome's Capitoline Hill to sign the "Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace" in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons. The joint appeal, in the face of immense challenges posed by nuclear weapons and AI, calls for renewed international cooperation.
Uganda’s Holy Cross Lake View School - transforming young minds and lives
Posted on 07/15/2026 09:10 AM ()
On 11 July, the Laudato Si’ Green Festival took place at the Holy Cross Lake View Senior Secondary School, Wanyange, Jinja -a city located on the shore of Lake Victoria. Fr. Peter Caxton Mayanja, the East Africa Provincial of the religious Congregation of Holy Cross missionaries, celebrated the Laudato Si’ Green Festival Mass.
Melissa Parke: Nuclear weapons and AI demand a new way of thinking
Posted on 07/15/2026 07:17 AM ()
Speaking at the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo, ICAN Executive Director Melissa Parke warns that artificial intelligence is increasing the risks posed by nuclear weapons and calls for a renewed commitment to dialogue, disarmament, and international law.
The IOR announces appointment of Giovanni Boscia as next Director
Posted on 07/15/2026 07:02 AM ()
The IOR announces the appointment of Giovanni Boscia as its next Director General, with the new leader set to take office in October as Gian Franco Mammì concludes his mandate.
Cardinal Zuppi prays in Kyiv: ‘May God grant a just peace’
Posted on 07/15/2026 06:42 AM ()
On the third day of his mission to war-torn Ukraine, the President of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, joined celebrations in Kyiv for Ukrainian Statehood Day, which coincides with the commemoration of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus'.
Syria's Apostolic Nuncio visits Christian villages in Idlib province
Posted on 07/15/2026 06:21 AM ()
The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, visits three historic Christian villages in the country's Idlib province, offering encouragement to communities marked by years of war, displacement and earthquake damage.
Child casualties in Ukraine are surging
Posted on 07/15/2026 04:55 AM ()
Save the Children decries that June 2026 has seen the greatest number of child casualties since the first months of the full-scale war, and observes that increasingly powerful missiles are easily destroying entire sections of apartment buildings.
Colombia faces an invisible crisis of displacement
Posted on 07/15/2026 02:44 AM ()
Colombia is facing one of the world's most severe yet overlooked displacement crises, with entire rural communities trapped by armed groups and deprived of freedom of movement and access to food, healthcare and education.
Pakistan: Interfaith action averts violence against Christian family
Posted on 07/14/2026 10:09 AM ()
Religious leaders, local authorities and community networks helped prevent mob violence in Karachi following unproven allegations of Quran desecration, though Christians remain deeply vulnerable.