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Pope at Audience: 'Moral duty to stop production, trafficking of drugs'

Jun 26, 2024

On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Pope Francis says it is a "moral duty" to stop the production and trafficking of drugs and calls for prevention efforts.
Pope expresses concern over 'technocratic' future

Jun 26, 2024

When Pope Francis became the first leader of the Catholic Church to address a Group of Seven summit, a gathering of leaders from the world's most developed economies, he thrust one of the world's oldest institutions into the heart of a global debate on the development of cutting-edge technologies.
Peter's Pence: Supporting Pope Francis in his mission

Jun 25, 2024

As the Church prepares for the Pope's annual appeal on Sunday, June 30, Catholics are invited to contribute, even with a small monetary donation, to support the activities of the Successor of Peter, who seeks to be close to everyone, especially those who suffer.
Pope Francis donates third ambulance to Ukrainian hospital

Jun 25, 2024

Pope Francis sends Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Charity, to Ukraine for the eighth time, to deliver a third ambulance and medicine to help the suffering population.
Pope praises St Peter's Circle for 155 years of selfless service

Jun 25, 2024

Ahead of the Jubilee of Hope, Pope Francis applauds St. Peter's Circle for their work to the Church and invites them to intensify their efforts by passing down their heritage and cultivating love and charity.
Archbishop Gänswein appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Baltic States

Jun 24, 2024

Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Georg Gänswein as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
COMECE: Europe needs to recover hope and fulfil its vocation to peace

Jun 24, 2024

The Vice-President of COMECE, Archbishop Antoine Hérouard, speaks to Vatican News about the European bishops’ concerns for the future of Europe following the recent EU elections and highlights the need for EU institutions to be closer to people’s needs and to rediscover its founding spirit of peaceful unity amid conflict.
Pope at Angelus: 'Amid trials and 'storms', do I cling to Christ?'

Jun 24, 2024

During his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis calls on faithful amid all uncertainty and fear, to draw fearlessly toward Christ who will always calm the storm.
Conflicts require peaceful solutions, negotiations

Jun 24, 2024

During his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis makes appeal for leaders to act responsibly, cultivate peace, and pursue negotiations to ongoing conflicts and wars.
Pope on AI: Welcome its benefits to humanity, but mitigate its risks

Jun 22, 2024

Pope Francis reaffirms that artificial intelligence must only be used to benefit humanity, as he thanks participants in the international convention on 'Generative Artificial Intelligence and Technocratic Paradigm,' organized by the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Vatican Foundation.