Vatican & World News

-   Marking 1000 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cardinal Parolin decries the suffering of the people and urges diplomatic efforts to stop the carnage

-   Israeli attacks across Gaza kill dozens of people

-   The Catholic Mobilizing Network that seeks the abolition of the death penalty in the US joins calls urging outgoing president Biden to commute the sentences of 40 men facing execution

-   Pope Francis reflects on the powerful example of martyrs whom he describes as “convincing witnesses of the beauty of the Gospel”

-   Church leaders, safeguarding experts and organizations, and victims of clerical sex abuse gather in Rome to share best practices and initiatives to continue building a safer environment in the Church

-   A Human Rights watchdog condemns Israel’s methods in Gaza as crimes against humanity

 

-   Pope Francis appeals for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and Myanmar

-   Cardinal Parolin tells the COP29 climate conference that indifference to the climate crisis enables injustice

-   In a letter, Pope Francis urges participants in a safeguarding summit to provide comfort and assistance to those who have suffered

In the headlines this Tuesday, November the 12th:

-   The Israeli army has announced the opening of a new aid crossing into Gaza.

-   The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned amid allegations of mishandling cases of abuse.

-   1,300 people will join the Pope in a lunch for the 8th World Day of the Poor

In the headlines this Monday, November 11th:

-   Ceasefire efforts underway in Lebanon

-   Pope Francis reminds the Fabbrica di San Pietro that technology is ‘a gift and a responsibility’

-    The Pope insists that synodality is inseparable from ecumenism

In the headlines, this Sunday, November 10th:

- Pope Francis remembers victims of Indonesia volcano and prays for world peace

- The Holy Father urges families and homes to rediscover the beauty of the Rosary

- A Catholic priest is stabbed during Mass in Singapore, but is in stable condition