African leaders are urging wealthier nations to increase financial support to a crucial World Bank initiative that provides low-interest loans to developing countries.

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Parish priests from around the world gather outside Rome to discuss the question of “How to be a local synodal Church on Mission.”

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The Holy See Press Office releases the itinerary for Pope Francis' pastoral visit to Verona on May 18, featuring meetings with the local Church, children, and prisoners.

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Pope Francis writes the preface to a new book, “The Conversation in the Spirit - The art of discernment and the practice of synodality'.

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The Pope encourages religious to open their arms to the poor with courage, fix their gaze on the cross, and value the richness of diversity.

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Gospel of the Day – St John 14:21-26

Jesus said to His disciples: “Whoever has My commandments and observes them is the one who loves Me. Whoever loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

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Pope Francis views the Holy See Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, entitled 'With My Eyes' and set up in the Giudecca Women's Prison, on his half-day pastoral visit to the Italian city.

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Highlights of Pope Francis’ half-day pastoral visit to the Italian city of Venice, during which he met with female detainees, viewed the Holy See’s Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale, met with young people, and presided at Mass in St. Mark’s Square.

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Pope Francis venerated the relics of St. Mark the Evangelist inside the Patriarchal Cathedral of Venice, as he concluded his pastoral visit to the Italian city.

Pope Francis meets with inmates at the Giudecca Women’s Prison, and encourages everyone to 'always look to the horizon, always look to the future, with hope.'

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“Turn off the TV and open the Gospel. Set aside your smartphone and encounter people!”

During his visit to Venice, Pope Francis urges young people to help others instead of complaining about being alone or misunderstood.

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Pope Francis invokes the intercession of Our Lady for the many people suffering in the world, turning his attention to Haiti, where a transitional Council has just been asked to appoint a new head of government.

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As Pope Francis concludes his pastoral visit to Venice, our correspondent, Deborah Castellano Lubov, brings us to the festive atmosphere after his Mass in St. Mark's Square

Presiding at Mass amidst the grandeur of St. Mark's Square in Venice, Pope Francis issues a call for encounter, inclusion, and care for our common home, noting that beauty must be available to all.

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As he visits the Italian city of Venice, Pope Francis urges young people to make themselves a gift for other people by focusing on how we can help someone else instead of complaining about being alone or misunderstood.

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Pope Francis begins his pastoral visit to Venice at the Giudecca Women’s Prison, where he tells female inmates that he very much wanted to meet them to tell them they hold a special place in his heart.

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Addressing artists of the Venice Art Biennale at the Giudecca Women's Prison, Pope Francis invites everyone to imagine a world where no human being is considered a stranger.

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Gospel of the Day – Saint John 15:1-8

Jesus said to His disciples: “Anyone who does not remain in Me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.”

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As the Italian city of Venice prepares to welcome Pope Francis on Sunday morning, our correspondent, Deborah Castellano Lubov, offers us a look ahead at the Pope’s scheduled events on the sidelines of the Venice Art Biennale

An event at the Marconi Museum celebrates 150 years since the birth of Guglielmo Marconi, with several top Vatican officials commemorating the man who invented the radio in 1895 and set up Vatican Radio in 1931.

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