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The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, in South Sudan with Pope Francis on a 'peace pilgrimage', have called directly on leaders to seek peace

An international conference on women's contribution to interreligious dialogue, entitled 'Women Build a Culture of Interreligious Encounter', is being held in Rome this week

Twenty students attended their first day of classes on Monday at the Fabric of Saint Peter as part of the new "School of Arts and Crafts" launched by the Vatican to offer technical training to future stonemasons, carpenters and marble craftsmen

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to resign from office in nearly 600 years, has died yesterday at the age of 95

Fides News Agency released its annual list of Catholic missionaries who were killed bearing witness to their faith in 2022: eighteen missionaries lost their lives violently across the world this year, 9 in Africa, 8 in the Americas, 1 in Asia

Welcoming newly-appointed Ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope Francis reminded them of their responsibility as peacekeepers, invited them to find “fresh and creative ways of promoting solidarity and social friendship”, assured the cooperation of the Church

Pope Francis has issued a decree appointing Pier Francesco Pinelli as temporary administrator of Caritas Internationalis, a move deemed necessary to review rules and procedures of Caritas and to make preparations for the election of the president

Pope Francis spoke about the responsibility of those involved in communication - which should be inclusive and truthful - encouraging them to seek the truth, fight hate speech, give voice to those who have no voice, refrain from spreading personal opinion

In his address to business leaders and entrepreneurs gathered for the 27th World Congress of UNIAPAC, Pope Francis urged members to use their God-given gifts to work towards a more caring and inclusive economy

On 12 October 1962, day two of the Second Vatican Council and amid the unfolding crisis, Pope John XXIII addressed diplomats accredited to the Holy See, urging them to listen to “the anguished cry” for peace rising from the world

The Holy See has deposited its instrument of accession to the 1992 UN Framework Convention and the Paris Agreement signed in 2015 at the UN Secretariat and is organising an event in the Vatican to mark the occasion