Pope Leo XIV appoints Miroslaw Wachowski as new apostolic nuncio to Iraq and elevates him to the rank of Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari. The Polish diplomat has served in the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See since 2004 as Undersecretary for Relations with States.

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Pope Leo XIV tells members of four different religious institutes, gathered on the occasion of their Chapters and Assemblies, to continue to read the signs of the times with the gaze of their founders.

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The Holy See’s representative at the United Nations urges societies to value and care for elderly people, calling for healthy intergenerational solidarity and support for the family.

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At least 50 people have died after a fire on a refugee vessel near Libya. Separately, an Italian humanitarian organisation has submitted new evidence to a court in Sicily detailing human rights violations by EU-supported Libyan military personnel.

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22 people were killed in western Niger when gunmen attacked participants in a baptism ceremony before continuing their killing spree in Takoubatt village.

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Israel says it’s struck more than 150 targets in Gaza City since it ramped up its ground assault on Tuesday.

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Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, former Apostolic Nuncio, has died in Rome at the age of 67, leaving behind a legacy of charity and service in the many countries to which he was sent as a papal representative.

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Marking Pope Leo XIV's saint's day on 17 September, the head of the Augustinian Province of St Thomas of Villanova says the Pope "is a man of prayer who listens to God and to people."

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In a note published on its 60th anniversary, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, traces the evolution of the Synod of Bishops and looks ahead to the future.

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Addressing a UN “Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions” Archbishop Ettore Balestrero says humanitarian treaties constitute moral commitments to present and future generations.

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