Vatican News

• UNICEF launches appeal to save the children in the Central Sahel
  A recently released UNICEF report reveals that ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, and that spiralling conflict is causing hostilities to spill over into neighbouring nations triggering a widening crisis with far-reaching consequences. Read all  
• Pope Francis grateful for closeness and prayers as he undergoes medical check-ups
  On Wednesday afternoon, Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital for some scheduled check-ups that have revealed a respiratory infection that requires a couple of days of treatment. Read all  
• "7": Today's broken world cries out to the Lord on Good Friday
  Composer Marcello Filotei's work based on Haydn's "Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross", commissioned and realized by Vatican Radio, is presented in the run-up to its world radio premiere on Good Friday. Read all