After praying the Angelus with those gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis turns his prayers toward people living in northern Nigeria who are victims of violence.

During the Angelus on the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis said that the Virgin Mary shows us that our goal is not to gain the things here on earth, which are fleeting, but the homeland above, which is forever.

Archbishop Fabio dal Cin, Pontifical Delegate to the Shine at Loreto announces that Pope Francis is extending the Lauretan Jubilee to December 2021. In his words, he thanks the Pope for a gift that allows people to enjoy for another twelve months the benefits of this spiritual jubilee in this time of pandemic.

Following the Zimbabwe Government’s 31 July crackdown on national protests, the country’s Catholic Bishops have criticised the constant unleashing of the police and military on the people.

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, presides at Mass for the Solemnity of the Assumption at the Sanctuary at Lourdes as part of celebrations marking the annual French National Pilgrimage to the shrine.

Ahead of the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Eric Estrada Buenaño tells his story about being welcomed into a new family in Venezuela.

Greece is continuing to build up a wide-ranging diplomatic front against Turkey, which it accuses of illegal oil-prospecting in Greek-controlled waters.