A group of 22 Afghan refugees has been welcomed as part of the Humanitarian Corridors initiative organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio and other church organizations in agreement with the Italian government

The new Missal in Ge‘ez-language, still spoken and used in liturgy in Ethiopia and Eritrea, was presented as a tool for unity and with the intention of making the peoples of Eritrea and Ethiopia 'truly feel the loving benevolence of God'

Holy See reaffirmed commitment to stop child labor and promote right to grow through education and opportunities at UN dialogue 'Childhood With Dignity' with a quote from Rerum Novarum, the encyclical on Capital and Labor that inspired the new Pope’s name

Expressing hope that talks in Istanbul would open to a peace path, the Vatican is "Ready to offer spaces" for peace talks and "willing to offer good offices to facilitate meetings” while does not want “to interfere with other ongoing initiatives.”

American cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new Pope as the 267th Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church; elected during the fourth round of voting, he has taken the name Pope Leo XIV