- The Pope makes a brief statement to journalists in Castel Gandolfo and, commenting on the situation in the Middle East, urges people to pray for peace. Recalling Holocaust Remembrance Day, he says: “Let us fight against all forms of antisemitism.” Read all
- South Sudan’s Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and President of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SSSCBC), Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, has condemned recent inflammatory language from senior military officials. He stated that the Sudanese Bishops strongly oppose calls for indiscriminate violence in Jonglei State. Read all
- Former prisoners of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau view what is happening in the world today with concern. They ask themselves whether the most difficult lesson of their lives will continue to offer humanity any wisdom at all, says the Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, in an interview with Vatican News […]
- Eighty-one years after the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp was liberated, we remember the millions of lives lost to the Holocaust and focus on preventing the recurrence—in any form—of this form of “hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice”. Read all
- Following the halt in fighting, aid deliveries have increased. However, 100 children have died and nearly 100,000 remain severely underfed and in need of constant care. Read all
- North Korea fired several suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday. Read all
