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-   Pope Francis urges Jesuits teachers and professors to foster service and academic rigor in their educational institutions
-   Hundreds are feared dead in Papua New Guinea after a massive landslide
-   Catholic youth ministers gather near Rome to prepare for the Jubilee for Youth next year and World Youth Day in 2027

- Pope Francis officially puts the Blessed Carlo Acutis on the path to sainthood
- He encourages Sisters of the Talitha Kum anti-trafficking network to continue to fight the trafficking scourge and stand by victims
-  A Symposium on Palliative Care in Toronto enters its final day with a call to strengthen the network of carers to support people who are suffering and in need of hope

- Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Myanmar and in all war-torn countries of the globe
- A well-known Italian artist creates the first Cross of Joy for the first World Children’s Day
- Norway, Spain and Ireland announce they will formally recognize the State of Palestine  

- Pope Francis encourages Chinese Catholics to testify to their faith through works of mercy and charity
- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem thanks Italian bishops for their prayers for the people of the Holy Land
- The Head of India’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church recalls his meeting with Pope Francis and the warmth of a father and brother in faith

- Pope Francis is to travel to Luxembourg and Belgium in September
- Religious involved in the fight against human trafficking gather in Rome to renew their commitment to fight the trade and rescue victims
- Palliative Care is the focus of a symposium organized by the Canadian Bishops in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy for Life