In this week’s Vaticano Update, we bring you the top news from Pope Francis and the Vatican. Pope Francis calls for prayer and rededication to peace in Northern Ireland on the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, while attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria during Holy Week leave almost 100 dead. We also look at the 60th anniversary of St. John XXIII’s “Pacem in Terris” and its continued relevance today, as well as the controversial appointment of a Chinese bishop in Shanghai without Vatican approval. Finally, Nigerian Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke criticizes the country’s recent general elections as “a dirty joke” but holds hope for a new Nigeria.
Chinese bishop appointed without Vatican Approval & Deadly Attacks on Christians in Nigeria
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