In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: Priests ordained on Ascension Day, relics of Cardinal Hossu are to be displayed at the Vatican, and Global Coptic Day is marked worldwide.

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The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States visits Cuba to mark 90 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Havana. The visit also highlights the Holy See’s continued commitment to accompanying the Cuban people and supporting the common good.

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The Republic of Korea hosts the 2025 edition of this World Day as the theme challenges everyone to combat the ever-growing problem of plastic pollution.

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The Dicastery for Evangelization continues to have a profound impact on the lives of religious sisters, especially those from regions that fall under the jurisdiction or competence of the Dicastery—primarily in Asia and African countries. Through scholarships provided by the Dicastery, these religious women study at pontifical universities, particularly at the Pontifical Urban University (Pontificia Università Urbaniana).

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Pope Leo XIV encounters the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Vatican.

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The Jubilee of Movements, Associations, and New Communities is set to take place in Rome on June 7-8, with over 70,000 pilgrims expected to participate in the events that will culminate in the Mass of Pentecost Sunday with Pope Leo XIV.

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In this interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Seán O’Malley talks about the work of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors; raising awareness in the Church about clerical abuse; and the Church’s priorities, especially the need to put victims and their families first.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and invites them to never let ambition or rivalry stand in the way of serving as a community that acts as a hub between the Holy See and the Church around the world.

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Speaking by phone with President Vladimir Putin, Pope Leo XIV urges Russia to take a step that favours peace, underlining the importance of dialogue.

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On Tuesday, 3 June 2025, thousands of Ugandan pilgrims and visitors from across Africa and beyond converged at the Namugongo Ugandan Martyrs Shrine to commemorate the feast of the 22 Catholics executed between 1885 and 1887 on the orders of Buganda King Mwanga II for refusing to renounce their faith.

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