Vatican & World News

- Pope Leo’s first encyclical will be published next week. - Mary’s Meals’ Country Director in Malawi recounts the reality facing children in the country today and the opportunities the program continues to offer young girls and boys. - The Pope praises the work of The Catholic Extension Society, encouraging their continued support for poor and isolated Catholic communities in the United States and abroad.

- Students of the Sapienza University of Rome are preparing to welcome Pope Leo on Thursday. - Over 200 Ethiopians are reportedly at risk of being executed in Saudi Arabia. - A look-back on the day, forty-five years ago, when Pope John Paul II was attacked in St. Peter’s Square.

- Pope Leo calls religions to work together toward peace and warns against instrumentalising God for military, economic or political gain - The Pope also appeals for renewed commitment to peace and development in the Sahel region - Negotiations for an agreement between the U.S and Iran are at a standstill as both sides claim continuing clashes and violations in the Straight of Hormuz