Pope Francis mourns with deep sorrow and promises prayers for the victims of heavy flooding in Rwanda. Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 130 people and destroyed over 5,000 homes in Rwanda in recent days. In response, Pope Francis sent his condolences to those affe
Pope Francis mourns with deep sadness at the news of the recent shootings in Serbia in which seventeen people, including eight young students, were killed in two separate incidents. In a telegram addressed to Archbishop Ladislav Német of Belgrade, and signed on his behalf by Card
At least 130 people have died after heavy rainfall hit Rwanda this week. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, roads cut off by landslides and fields flooded ruining precious crops. Pope Francis’ telegram of sorrow and condolences to the Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Archbishop Ar
Media has reported that a suspect has been arrested after eight people were killed and at least 10 injured in Serbia's second mass shooting this week. The gunman fired an automatic weapon from a moving vehicle near a village 60km (37 miles) south of Belgrade. Earlier repor
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Hague has called for a war crimes tribunal to prosecute Russia for alleged atrocities. Initially unannounced for security reasons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands on a mission: He visited the Internation
Report of persecution of Christians in Chhattisgarh, India emerges amid allegations of forcible conversions. Around 50 Christians, including 10 pastors, were attacked in an Indian village in Chhattisgarh State on Sunday following accusations of religious conversion by a radical Hindu party
The reports from United Nations says over than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since fighting broke out between rival forces on 15 April. The figures from the UN are shocking: It is understood that 334,000 people have been displaced within the country and officials are warning of catastroph
Serbian police say they have detained a 14-year boy who was allegedly involved in killing at least eight students and an adult at a primary school in Belgrade. The shooting in Serbia's capital shocked the Balkan nation, where a national mourning period has been declared. Undercover
The United Nations say they are sending a special representative to Sudan to coordinate humanitarian operations as fighting continues to rage in Khartoum The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffith says he will explore how to bring immediate aid to the millions of Sudanese peopl
The World Food Programme says its resuming operations in the country after the crisis there threatens to push millions more people into hunger. The UN agency suspended its work two weeks ago, when three of its staff were killed when fighting erupted between rival military factions in Kh