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Pope Francis special envoy says the pontiff hopes Cuban authorities will release and grant amnesty to people arrested and sentenced following the historic protests that took place in 2021

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of refugees have fled westward to escape the fighting. Many have sought shelter in Ukraine’s westernmost city, Lviv, a historic center of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which has been providing essential services with the help of international Catholic charity networks. A major center of…

Luis Gerardo Vásquez Pimiento was the leader of Humane Colombia, formerly known as the Progressive Movement, a Colombian left-wing political movement and was buried upright in a shock move

Pope Francis regularly mentions the war in South Sudan. The Catholic Church is highly present in the country, whose independence only dates back to 2011, although just a third of the population is Catholic. The Catholic Church faces increasing competition from Protestant churches and traditional religions in South Sudan. Nevertheless,…

Pope Francis met with Catholic bishops during his last day in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, 3 February.

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As mourners paid their respects to Cardinal George Pell, survivors and protesters made their voices heard in a show of solidarity.

Pope Francis addressed a crowd of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo today, 2 February, during his three-day visit to the country.

Police intervene to separate angry mourners from protesters holding signings condemning the cardinal to hell