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Venice awaits Pope Francis
Posted on 04/27/2024 09:00 AM ()
As the Italian city of Venice prepares to welcome Pope Francis on Sunday morning, our correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov offers us a look ahead at the Pope’s scheduled events on the sidelines of the Venice Art Biennale.
Celebrating Marconi and his scientific vision in the service of humanity
Posted on 04/27/2024 06:44 AM ()
An event at the Marconi Museum inside the Vatican on Saturday celebrates 150 years since the birth of the man who set up Vatican Radio. Present, alongside the Prefect and directors of the Dicastery for Communications, were also Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, and Guglielmo Marconi’s grandson.
British troops may help deliver aid to Gaza
Posted on 04/27/2024 05:19 AM ()
British troops could be positioned on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new maritime route.
Pope to Spanish seminarians: 'Fill your emptied land with God'
Posted on 04/27/2024 02:31 AM ()
Pope Francis meets the community of the Seminary of Burgos, Spain, and urges it to fill Spain’s depopulated rural areas with God by freeing themselves from “false human securities.”
Patriarch of Venice: Mercy at the heart of the Pope's visit
Posted on 04/27/2024 02:05 AM ()
On the eve of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Venice, Archbishop Francesco Moraglia reflects on the significance of his meeting with inmates at the city’s Giudecca prison, “a place of expiation and rebirth, but also a place of art” as it hosts the Holy See’s Pavilion at the Contemporary Art Biennale.
Pope: Love shared between elderly and young makes society wiser
Posted on 04/27/2024 00:44 AM ()
Pope Francis meets with participants in an event promoted by the Great Age Foundation, and says intergenerational love has the power to transform society and impart wisdom.
Fears of pending assault on Rafah
Posted on 04/26/2024 08:31 AM ()
Reports on Israeli television suggest Israel is expected to begin evacuating civilians from Rafah ahead of a planned ground attack.
Pope Francis to participate in G7 session on AI
Posted on 04/26/2024 07:59 AM ()
Pope Francis will take part in the upcoming G7 session on Artificial Intelligence under Italy’s presidency of the group.
Gaza: Baby Sabreen, rescued from dying mother’s womb is dead
Posted on 04/26/2024 06:14 AM ()
The baby girl who was brought into the world thanks to an emergency cesarean delivery while her mother died from injuries inflicted by Israeli bombs, has herself died. About 15,000 children have died in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Calling global changemakers: Apply now for the Zayed Sustainability Prize
Posted on 04/26/2024 06:05 AM ()