Vatican & World News 08.05.2026

-   Pope Leo begins his series of pastoral visits around Italy with a visit to Pompei and Naples

-   On the first anniversary of the Pope’s election, we reflect on his appeals for peace and his dedication to the Second Vatican Council

-   We speak to the President of St Jerome’s University in Ontario, Canada, which has just opened the world’s first Pope Francis Institute, about the continuity between the late Pope and his successor Leo XIV