Vatican & World News

 - In a new motu proprio, Pope Leo grants Eastern Synods the faculty to remove Patriarchs when communion is impaired

 - The Dicastery for the Service of Charity provides aid to relief operations in Nepal after deadly flooding

 - Pope Leo is set to take part in traditional Marian procession at Castel Gandolfo

-   Pope Leo meets with a delegation from the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the United States of America.

-   The Executive Director of Caritas Nepal shares how the Church's local humanitarian organization is supporting those displaced by the devastating flash floods that struck the north of the country.

-   The Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations finishes his weeklong visit to Russia.

-   Pope Leo prays for the victims of the devastating Nepal floods.

-   A climate scientist reflects on the disaster in Nepal.

-   The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem calls for more diplomacy to stop the violence in the Middle East.

-   The Vatican’s foreign minister meets with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, for the first in person talks between the two states in five years

-   Hundreds are feared dead following flash flooding in Nepal

-   In a meeting with Norway’s Lutheran bishops, Pope Leo urges Christians to work together to promote peace and justice in our turbulent times.

 - Pope Leo urges participants in Italy’s National Liturgical Week to put the liturgy at the centre of Christian formation

 - This year’s Season of Creation will be inaugurated with a Mass for the Care of Creation celebrated by the Holy Father

 - The Office of Papal Charities is supporting efforts to feed Ukrainians affected by the ongoing war

-   Pope Leo XIV begins his pastoral visit to the fifth smallest country in the world, San Marino.

-   Our correspondent on the ground in the Italian city of Rimini, Francesca Merlo, speaks with the Prior General of the Augustinians.

-   The Pope encourages participants in the Rimini Meeting to learn from Jesus' example of promoting peace in times of conflict and injustice.

-   Pope Leo addresses the International Catholic Legislators Network, urging them to protect human rights and human dignity.

-   The first day of the 47th edition of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples opens in the Italian city of Rimini.

-   80 priests in Colombia offer ‘spiritual first aid’ to families impacted by the earthquake which hit the country earlier this week.