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Gaza’s humanitarian emergency drags on

Gaza’s humanitarian emergency is deepening as public health risks surge and critical infrastructure remains in ruins.

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Gaza: 22 hospitals attacked since the beginning of the year

Currently, just over half of the hospitals in the Gaza Strip are functioning, along with around 58% of primary healthcare centres, although none of these facilities is able to operate at full capacity. According to the WHO, more than 43,000 people have suffered injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation, including around 10,000 children.

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Pope authorizes beatification of Lebanese 'founding father', 80 Spanish martyrs

Six decrees approved by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints authorise the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek and 80 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War, as well as recognizing four new venerables, including an Italian missionary in India and a young Cameroonian Carmelite.

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Pope Leo receives Irish PM Micheál Martin

Pope Leo XIV receives the Taoiseach of Ireland, Mr Micheál Martin, in audience in the Vatican.

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Pope: Church must restore ‘trust in technology,’ guide people to Christ

Meeting with participants in a Vatican conference on artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV encourages efforts to educate people about AI while leading them to Christ and a “restored trust in technology.”

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