Vatican & World News

Linda Bordoni, Rome-based migration reporter tracking Mediterranean shipwrecks and calls for safer routes. Francesca Merlo, missionary affairs specialist on South Sudan’s rising violence and its impact on faith life. Nathan Morley, international correspondent covering the Iran war’s casualties and global fallout. They discuss migration tragedies, renewed conflict in South Sudan, and the wider risks and economic effects of the Iran war.

-   Pope Leo appeals to world leaders to lay down their weapons and choose encounter over domination -   Continued missile strikes in the Gulf region raise fears of an imminent water crisis - At Mass in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo says that Easter opens us up to hope that never fails

-   Pope Leo will celebrate Easter Vigil this evening. -   The Cuban government announces it granted pardons to over 2,000 prisoners in light of Holy Week. -   The Easter Vigil is being celebrated for the first time in three years in the cathedral of Loikaw, in eastern Myanmar.

-   Almost 3500 people have died across the Middle East, as war continues for a fifth week -   Vatican Secretary of State and Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See meet following incident with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. -   Pope Leo calls to pray for priests who are facing a personal crisis in their vocation in the month of April.

-   The Pope meets with a delegation of Municipal leaders from his home state of Illinois. -   The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to ensure Easter celebrations at one of Christianity's holiest sites. -   The Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, writes a letter to his diocese describing the severe humanitarian crisis he witnessed on a recent visit to Cuba.