Vatican

The visit of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the Pope's envoy on a peace mission, to the White House has come to an end. The Cardinal has been particularly interested in the repatriation of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia.

One hundred days after the transfer decided autonomously by Beijing at the beginning of April, Pope Francis has chosen to accept the appointment as bishop of Shanghai of Monsignor Giuseppe Shen Bin, 53, former bishop of Haimen.

From July 14, 2023 and for three years, the figure of the Angelic Doctor will have a series of key appointments with the aim of renewing and expanding the knowledge of one of the great Doctors of the Church.

Cardinal Zuppi will visit various personalities in the American capital as the Pope's envoy on his peace mission for Ukraine and Russia.

On this Sunday, feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pope Francis encouraged young Argentines who will participate in the next WYD in Lisbon, to raise together "the cup of fraternity", in a "world cup that we all win", and to "experience in depth the longing of Jesus". At the Angelus, he lamented that we have "lost our memory" in the face of bombings and wars.

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça appealed to "dialogue with the new, to work tirelessly on current issues and problems, and to become great laboratories of the future".