As the Pope's journey to South Sudan draws nearer, the country continues to suffer violence and the effects of natural disasters, with a vast majority of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. Pope Francis will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to South
The country executes a second protestor, just weeks after a first execution sparked international condemnation. Iran says it has conducted a second execution linked to the anti-government protests sweeping the country.. Reports from Iran suggest that Majidreza Rahnavard was hange
Pope Francis asks for prayers for South Sudan as armed conflict escalates in the country’s Upper Nile state forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. His appeal comes as he prepares to undertake an ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to the East African country. Pope Francis sai
The United States has claimed Russia and Iran's relationship has developed into to a fully-fledged defence partnership. US national Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Iran is giving Russia an unprecedented level of military support. Kirby said Washington had seen e
Nobel peace prize laureate, Doctor Denis Mukwege, meets with Pope Francis shortly before the Holy Father's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the doctor works tirelessly to save the lives of women who have suffered sexual violence at the hands of rebels in the country and
Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo speaks to Vatican News about the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the failure of the international community to prevent it, and Pope Francis’ upcoming visit. In recent days, there have been further outbreaks of violence in the
Iran says it has executed a prisoner arrested during the ongoing anti-government protests. This is the first known death sentence linked to the unrest which has been sweeping the country. The prisoner was identified as Mohsen Shekari, who was accused of injuring a security gua
A Moscow court has sentenced opposition politician Ilya Yashin to eight and a half years in prison for spreading “fake information” about the Russian army. The sentencing came as fighting increased along the frontlines about ten months after Russia’s invasion began. Th
Izyum was the scene of horrors during Russia's recent occupation, and even though the southeastern Ukrainian city was liberated on 10 September, it still bears clear signs of the conflict, though local residents hold out great hope for reconstruction. "Tell everyone: war sucks.
President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, has been impeached by Congress by a vote of 101-6, with ten abstentions. He was going to dissolve Congress, impose a nightly curfew and form an emergency Administration. But they beat him to the political punch, so he'd down for the count and out.