Vatican News

• Archbishop Gallagher: ‘Diplomacy of hope is an essential tool for peace’
  Meeting with priests, religious men and women, and pastoral leaders in the Principality of Monaco, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations warns that wars and conflicts, with their toll of death and destruction, must not sink into oblivion and that the Mediterranean is turning into a refugee graveyard Read all  
• Cardinal Gugerotti: ‘Christians must take a leading role in Syria’
  Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, visits Aleppo and encourages local Christians to help rebuild Syria and to keep the Christian presence alive in the Middle East. Read all  
• Catholic Bishops in northern Uganda identify alcohol and drug abuse as factors contributing to insecurity
  Catholic Bishops in Northern Uganda have decried the high level of alcohol and drug abuse among the young population in the area. They say it is one of the major causes of insecurity in the area. Read all