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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

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

Vatican will announce new rules to help determine if and when seemingly supernatural events are authentic

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences hosted a conference focusing on the transformative potential of art, which opened with the Pope's call for a network of 'cities of refuge' and the inauguration of the 'Changes' photo exhibition

Pope Francis will attend the next G7 meeting and will be the first pope to participate in the event, which this year will be held in Puglia, Italy 13-15 June

New document by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith lists grave violations of human dignity: from war to poverty, from violence against migrants to violence against women, from abortion to surrogacy to euthanasia, to gender theory and digital violence

Pope Francis encouraged people of all religions to promote diversity, peace and care for creation, stressing the importance of interreligious dialogue

During a commemorative event in New York for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, the Vatican's Permanent Observer to UN, stressed the crucial role of education in eradicating racial prejudice

The Holy See Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition - Venice Biennale, which will be displayed in the Giudecca women's prison, will illustrate the ability of inmates to embrace art to transform their lives

The Vatican's Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is promoting a social media campaign to help people rediscover the relevance of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation for Youth and keep the World Youth Day experience alive

Meeting Italian seminarians, Pope Francis recently reminded that the Church is an 'open building site, constantly on the move, overcoming the temptation to preserve itself and its own interests'

The Catholic Church has celebrated the feast day of the 21 victims of Coptic confession killed by ISIS in 2015 for the first time; all 21 men had been proclaimed martyrs by the Coptic Church

Pope Francis expressed his condolences for the death of Antonio Paolucci, former director of the Vatican Museums and prominent art historian