Vatican news As Israeli bombs continue to hit schools in the Gaza Strip, the director general of Latin Patriarchate schools in Palestine and secretary general of Christian schools in the region, speaks about the effects of the ongoing war on students and its commitment to teaching peacemaking and conflict resolution through dialogue. By Olivier Bonnel…
Vatican news In an interview with the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus, Pope Francis said that China is a “great people” who “must not waste their heritage” and reiterated his desire to make an apostolic journey to the country. By Isabella Piro The heart of the interview granted by Pope Francis to Father…
Vatican news South Sudan experiences extreme poverty, but Mgr. Christian Carlassare, Bishop of Rumbek, notes that the population shows great solidarity, explaining that “the Pope's visit has brought countless fruits” and expressing the hope that Easter “can free everyone from pessimism and fear.” By Massimiliano Menichetti Images of Palm Sunday in Rumbek went around the…
Vatican news Five years after the publication of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation on Young People, we speak with a participant in the 2018 Synod who inspired it. By Tiziana Campisi Among the hundreds of bishops gathered for the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2018, dedicated to the theme “Young people,…