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The Second Vatican Enviromental Document After Laudato Sì

Welcome to this week's Vaticano Updates

Welcome to this week’s Vaticano Updates, your source for the latest news from Pope Francis and the Vatican. Pope Francis emphasizes the significance of the upcoming Synod on Synodality, a pivotal event for the Catholic Church. The Holy Father condemns a distorted view of human nature in a speech to lawyers from the Council of Europe. Pope Francis holds a private audience with U.S. Gen. Mark Milley amid the Vatican’s peace-building mission in Ukraine. Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo passes away at 89, celebrated for his dedicated service to the Church. We also get a sneak peek at Pope Francis’s forthcoming environmental exhortation, a follow-up to Laudato Si’, set to be published on October 4th. 

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