Vatican News – English

• Cardinal-elect Kikuchi: Migrants and dialogue are Japan’s path to stability
  Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, has emphasized the importance of dialogue for global and local stability. Read all  
• Pope: Failure of education is cultural genocide that robs children of their future
  Meeting for their first Plenary Assembly, Pope Francis tells the Dicastery for Culture and Education that they “are morally obliged” to help the 250 million children who do not attend school. Read all  
• Catholic Bishop hopeful for transfer of Mary Jane Veloso to Philippine custody
  Filipino Bishop Ruperto Santos of Antipolo has expressed hope that the much-discussed transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino on death row in Indonesia, will soon be realized. Read all  
• Ukraine‘s First Lady meets Pope and visits patients at Vatican Children's Hospital
  The wife of the Ukrainian President is in Rome, meeting Italian authorities and government officials as her country marks 1,000 tragic days of war. On Wednesday she was received by Pope Francis, she attended the General Audience and visited young patients at the Bambino Gesù Hospital. Read all  
• World Children’s Day celebrates ‘every child with every right’
  On the occasion of World Children’s Day, the UN invites people from every walk of life to listen to children and create a better world for them. Read all