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-   Pope Francis encourages members of Italian Christian Associations of Workers to cultivate and practice solidarity and peace
-   The US President reveals an Israeli plan to end the Gaza conflict
-   India’s six-week-long election concludes after 970 million voters cast their ballots

-   Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin opposes plans to use Nato weaponary to strike targets within Russia
-   South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party looks set to fall short of a majority for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994
-   Pope Francis announces plans to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his peace meeting in the Vatican gardens with the leaders of Palestine and Israel

-   Pope Francis praises religious charisms for building up the mission of the Church
-   A sobering report by Amnesty International shows a rise in capital punishment
-   Haiti’s Transitional Council appoints a Prime Minister tasked with setting the ground for democratic elections

-   Waves of refugees flee Rafah as Israeli Forces reach the centre of the besieged city in the southern Gaza Strip
-   Christians in Pakistan rally over yet another mob attack over false blasphemy accusations
-   A rising death toll in Papua New Guinea's landslide tragedy suggest more than 2000 people may be dead
 

In the headlines, this Monday, May 27th:
-   Pope Francis invites Buddhists to work together
-   The Pope prays for people suffering in Papua New Guinea
-   Deadly airstrike on Rafah could hinder mediation efforts in the Middle East