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August 26, 2025 Vatican & World News 26.08.2025
- Pope Leo announces the theme for the 2026 World Day of peace, focusing on peace that is “unarmed and disarming”
- Families of hostages held by Hamas stage protests in Israel, demanding government action
- Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky says more supplies are needed on the frontlines of the war with Russia
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August 25, 2025 Vatican & World News 25.08.2025
-   Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital of Sanaa.
-   Caritas is working to provide relief and care for those living with the effects of the devastating floods in Pakistan.
-   Pope Leo meets with altar servers from France, saying the dignity of their service helps lead people deeper into their faith.
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August 24, 2025 Vatican & World News 24.08.2025
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August 23, 2025 Vatican & World News 23.08.2025
-   Priests in the Democratic Republic of Congo issue a statement warning that the ongoing violence is endangering the country.
-   In Lebanon, Hezbollah rejects a government-backed disarmament plan, warning of civil war if forced to lay down arms.
-   Pope Leo urges Catholic lawmakers to build a society on justice, conscience, and love of God.
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August 22, 2025 Vatican & World News 22.08.2025
-   Pope Leo meets with the President of the Republic of Seychelles in the Vatican.
-   The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification confirms a famine in Gaza City for the first time.
-   On the day Pope Leo dedicated to fasting and prayer, we learn about the more than 56 more or less “forgotten” conflicts that generate grief and suffering among peoples.
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August 21, 2025 Vatican & World News 21.08.2025
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August 20, 2025 Vatican & World News 20.08.2025
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August 19, 2025 Vatican & World News 19.08.2025
In the headlines this Tuesday the 19th of August:
- The Church joins calls on World Humanitarian Day to end violence and protect human life,
- Bishops in Costa Rica and across Europe gather to discuss migration and climate change,
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- Pope Leo XIV prepares to return from Castel Gandolfo after days of rest, with a message of encouragement for the faithful.
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August 18, 2025 Vatican & World News 18.08.2025
- Ukrainian and European leaders are meeting in Washington to for talks about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine
- Gaza’s only Catholic parish faces an evacuation order as the conflict continues to worsen
- Heavy rains in Pakistan continue to hamper emergency relief efforts in the wake of deadly flooding
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August 17, 2025 Vatican & World News 17.08.2025
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