Vatican & World News

In the headlines this Tuesday the 28th of July:

- Around 300,000 people are evacuated or displaced in France and Spain as firefighters continue to battle wildfires raging for at least seven days,

- A statue of Our Lady is defaced and an outdoor altar set alight at the Marian shrine of Medjugorje,

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- And Pope Leo urges communicators to place every technological tool at the service of truth and the common good.

- Pope Leo XIV encourages the Church in Asia to build bridges throughout the continent
- Israel prepares an extensive operation in the West Bank as settlers and the military continue to displace Palestinians
- Wildfires in Europe displace almost 270,000 people