Europe Vatican City This Initiative "Capture Nature" is a new addition to the Vatican Museums' family-friendly activities aimed at learning to care for creation through play; the dedicated experience in the the Pope's Gardens offers an engaging tour with quizzes and games
Europe Vatican City For the first time in history, a ship financed by the Italian Catholic Church, the sailing boat Migrantes, assisted the crew of the Mare Jonio during the rescue of 182 migrants shipwrecked in the stretch of sea between Sicily and North Africa
Europe Vatican City As ship Mare Jonio began a migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean, Pope Francis expressed his support for the first mission jointly organised by the Italian Bishops’ Conference and Italian civil society platform Mediterranea Saving Humans
Europe Vatican City Catholic organisations present at the first Catholic Peace Forum in Nagasaki renewed their call for a nuclear-free world, reinforcing the hope that Hiroshima and Nagasaki will remain the last cities to suffer atomic bombings
Europe Vatican City The Holy See officially "deplore the offence caused to so many Christians and believers of other religions" by scenes from the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis expressed the hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games would provide an opportunity for nations at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis sent a message to the Hiroshima conference on 'AI Ethics for Peace', emphasising the symbolic importance of discussing peace and reconsidering the development of lethal autonomous weapons in a city scarred by the atomic tragedy
Europe Vatican City Pope Francis has approved a set of rules to guide the Foundation entrusted to the Jesuits and developed by the Apostleship of Prayer that broadcasts 'The Pope's Video' with its monthly prayer intentions through a network in 89 countries
Europe Vatican City The Holy See's Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva has launched an appeal for the protection of women and girls who continue to be trafficked, especially for surrogacy and prostitution
Europe Vatican City The Institute for Works of Religion publishes its Annual Report for 2023, revealing a profit of €30,6 million
Europe Vatican City The Holy See called on developed nations to cancel debt for poor small island nations to support their development in the face of climate and environmental crises, to help them achieve their sustainable development goals, calling it a moral imperative
Europe Vatican City The Pontifical Academy of Sciences will host the World Changers Summit today, bringing together international representatives from science, technology and faith to discuss the common good
Europe Vatican City Vatican will announce new rules to help determine if and when seemingly supernatural events are authentic