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Brazil, Greece and Ghana report their first cases of monkeypox.
2022-06-8

Malta reports its first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant first detected in Brazil.
2021-04-21

Brazil reports a record 90,303 new confirmed cases from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide case total to 11,693,838.
2021-03-17

Today Pope Francis livestreames the Urbi et Orbi blessing for the second time in just a month. Usually given on Christmas and Easter, this year the pope also gave the blessing on March 27, during a special prayer service for the end of the coronavirus.
2020-04-12

Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing nine people and leaving fifteen others missing. The buildings were irregularly built.
2019-04-12

Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes says he will not be a candidate in next year's presidential election regardless of Congress's action on a constitutional amendment that would allow second terms. Cartes adds his decision was informed by Pope Francis's call for peace and dialogue in Paraguay following protests against this change that turned violent two weeks ago.
2017-04-17

Amid impeachment proceedings in Brazil against President Dilma Rousseff Pope Francis appeals for prayer and dialogue.
2016-05-12

An app called “Click to pray” is launched, which allows users to pray daily for Pope Francis and his monthly intentions through a mobile network.
2016-03-4

Pope Francis invites the President of Israel Shimon Peres and the President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas to pray with him at the Vatican for peace and the invitations are accepted.
2014-05-25

Tens of thousands of Roman Catholics greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during his first foreign trip as pontiff.
2013-07-23