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• Queen Camilla hears Catholic Sisters' witness from the world's frontlines

  Following a meeting with Queen Camilla at Clarence House, representatives of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) share how Catholic Sisters worldwide continue to protect vulnerable women and girls through their work against human trafficking, in conflict zones, and in communities affected by climate change.

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• Cardinal Zuppi concludes Ukraine mission: ‘Every effort for peace will be made'

  Cardinal Zuppi returns to Rome today, 16 July, after a four-day visit to Ukraine. Following celebrations for Ukrainian Statehood Day, the president of the Italian Bishops' Conference met Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and other officials. Discussions focused on prisoners of war, the return of Ukrainian children, humanitarian assistance, and requests from families of detainees for the cardinal to visit prisons in Russia.

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• Tension worsens as Iran and US take strike action in Gulf

  Iran's main military command has warned that any U.S. attack on Iranian power plants and bridges would trigger a devastating response against all infrastructure across West Asia.

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• Ukrainian human rights lawyer: Technology must defend humans

  On the sidelines of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly in Castel Gandolfo that culminated in the signing of the “Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace,” Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Ukrainian human rights defender, speaks to Vatican News about the need to reform intergovernmental organizations and to place human beings before technology in order to promote peace and slow down the arms race.

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• A Catholic skills centre offers South Africa's young people a pathway to hope

  In South Africa, where almost half of young people aged 15 to 34 are unemployed, learning a practical skill can mean the difference between dependency and dignity, despair and hope.

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• 25th Anniversary of the Koinonia in Ireland
  07 July 2026
• Esteban Beltran Rosales ordained a priest
  06 July 2026
• Happy 90th birthday, Fr. Ricardo!
  03 July 2026
• The Pastor General’s Agenda
  30 June 2026
• Priestly Ordination of František and Daniel
  24 June 2026