Pope Francis, known for his humility and advocacy for society’s most vulnerable, leaves a lasting legacy in the Catholic ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2025—The World Bank and Italy today signed an agreement to advance sustainable development in Africa, complementing the country’s recent contributions to multilateral ...

Italy For his first pastoral visit outside Rome following his election, Francis traveled to the Italian island of Lampedusa — a speck in the Mediterranean whose proximity to North Africa put it ...

The IOM said more than 3,770 were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 - most crossing from north Africa to Italy ... Pope Francis visited Lampedusa, where he ...