Vatican & World News

- Israel’s cabinet meets to discuss a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah - A UN report details how the number of children in armed gangs in Haiti has increased by 70% since 2023 - We speak to Professor Sebastian Brock of Oxford University about the Pope’s recent decision to add a 7th century Middle East mystic to the Catholic Church’s calendar of saints

- Pope Francis urges young Holy Land peacemakers to keep hope alive - He reflects on how dialogue prevented war between Chile and Argentina 40 years ago - We mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

- The international criminal court issues an arrest warrant for the leaders of Israel and Hamas - In a meeting with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Cuture and Education, Pope Francis says the organisation is morally obliged to help the 250 million children who do not attend school - We speak to a bishop in Pakistan about the persecution of Christians in the country

- The Vatican publishes a new book outlining a simplified funerary ritual for the pontiff. - The United Nations estimates that all 2 million Gazans are at risk of starvation. - A Ukrainian student sends the Pope a letter marking 1,000 days of war in the country.

- Marking 1000 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cardinal Parolin decries the suffering of the people and urges diplomatic efforts to stop the carnage - Israeli attacks across Gaza kill dozens of people - The Catholic Mobilizing Network that seeks the abolition of the death penalty in the US joins calls urging outgoing president Biden to commute the sentences of 40 men facing execution

- Pope Francis reflects on the powerful example of martyrs whom he describes as “convincing witnesses of the beauty of the Gospel” - Church leaders, safeguarding experts and organizations, and victims of clerical sex abuse gather in Rome to share best practices and initiatives to continue building a safer environment in the Church - A Human Rights watchdog condemns Israel’s methods in Gaza as crimes against humanity

- Pope Francis appeals for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Myanmar - Cardinal Parolin tells the COP29 climate conference that indifference to the climate crisis enables injustice - In a letter, Pope Francis urges participants in a safeguarding summit to provide comfort and assistance to those who have suffered

In the headlines this Tuesday, November the 12th: - The Israeli army has announced the opening of a new aid crossing into Gaza. - The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned amid allegations of mishandling cases of abuse. - 1,300 people will join the Pope in a lunch for the 8th World Day of the Poor

In the headlines this Monday, November 11th: - Ceasefire efforts underway in Lebanon - Pope Francis reminds the Fabbrica di San Pietro that technology is ‘a gift and a responsibility’ - The Pope insists that synodality is inseparable from ecumenism

In the headlines, this Sunday, November 10th: - Pope Francis remembers victims of Indonesia volcano and prays for world peace - The Holy Father urges families and homes to rediscover the beauty of the Rosary - A Catholic priest is stabbed during Mass in Singapore, but is in stable condition

- Pope Francis invites volunteers working with homeless people to be close to one another through simple gestures, like a smile - The Holy See’s representative at the UN warns that discrimination against migrants is on the rise - A UN report states that 70% of the people killed in Gaza are women and children