Authorities say Russia launched a massive drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, hitting a high-rise residential block, triggering fires, and injuring 46 people. The strike, one of several in recent days, has underscored calls for peace in the more than three-year-long war.

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A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning.

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Pope Francis requests that his popemobile be turned into a health clinic for the children of Gaza.

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As thousands of young people gather in Mexico City for the Vitae Fest, a video recorded by the late Pope Francis in mid-2024 invites them to create movement within the Church and to fix their eyes on Christ.

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During the eighth Mass of the Novemdiales in memory of Pope Francis, the Cardinal and former Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life invites the faithful to turn the apostles' enthusiasm, sparked by the appearance of the Risen Christ, into a "life program." Their "wonder," in contrast to "bewilderment" and "discouragement," becomes a model for those today who are in "great need of encountering the Lord."

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The Sede Vacante during the 2025 Holy Year evokes historical parallels with the Jubilee of year 1700 which was also marked by the death of a Pope, Innocent XII, who died before the end of the Holy Year he had proclaimed. The Numismatics Department of the Vatican Library preserves a commemorative coin of that Sede Vacante in its medal collection. Its Director Eleonora Giampiccolo speaks to Vatican News about that year and the similiarities between Pope Francis and Innocent XII.

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The 177 Cardinals present in Rome hold their ninth General Congregation in the Vatican on Saturday morning, and discuss the Church's need for hope during the ongoing Jubilee.

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As the Church celebrates the Third Sunday of Easter, Fr Edmund Power, OSB, reflects on the Risen Lord's encounter with the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, and the need for "eyes of faith" to recognise the Lord.

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The Vatican's Sistine Chapel has been set up to host 133 Cardinal electors for the upcoming conclave to elect the 267th Pope.

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