- Some 200 participants are to gather in Rome on May 16-18 for the international conference “Putting our lives on the line” organized by the Vatican and the French Embassy to the Holy See ahead of the Paris Olympic Games. Read all
- Kenya is reeling from devastating torrential rains that have brought floods, death, and injuries and forced tens of thousands from their homes. Read all
- The Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue releases a message of greetings to Buddhists as they commemorate Vesak, the most important Buddhist festival. Read all
- As the suffering from the war in the Holy Land continues, the Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah. Read all
- Pope Francis and President Bajram Begaj of Albania meet in the Vatican and remember the communist regime's religious persecution of Christians and the Albanian people's efforts to protect Jewish people. Read all
- Presidential elections are taking place on Monday in Chad, three years after long-time leader Idriss Deby was killed while leading troops against rebel forces. Read all