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Pope’s theme for 2026 World Day of Peace: ‘Peace be with you all’
Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace,” as the Vatican Publishing House produces a book entitled “And Let There Be Peace.”
Pope Leo XIV receives Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam
Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders and of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.
Cardinal Parolin: "We are appalled at what is happening in Gaza"
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking in Naples at the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week, expresses his deep concern over the Israeli bombing of Gaza, saying it makes "no sense" and warning of the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Cardinal Parolin: Liturgy is a 'place' of closeness, hope, sign of peace
At the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week in Naples, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin reflects on how the liturgy embodies the Jubilee Year’s central theme of hope, interwoven with faith and charity.
Caritas Internationalis: Famine in Gaza violates Genocide Convention
Caritas Internationalis warns that the man-made famine in Gaza constitutes a flagrant breach of international law, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and calls for urgent global action to uphold human dignity and protect civilian life.
Caritas Pakistan provides aid to the thousands suffering from floods
Caritas Pakistan Executive Director reports that 2,500 flood-affected families—some 17,500 people—are expected to receive aid, in the form of food packages, hygiene kits, and drinking water.
Twenty killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Palestinian health officials say that at least 20 people have been killed in strikes on the Nassa Hospital in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.
Pope commemorates 400th anniversary of first Lithuanian priest in India
Pope Leo XIV commemorates the anniversary and witness of Fr. Andrius Rudamina, a Lithuanian-born Jesuit who traveled more than 5,000 miles to India in 1625 to preach the Gospel.
Pope: Altar servers help lead faithful into sacred Mystery of Mass
Meeting with altar servers from France, Pope Leo XIV laments the country’s lack of priests and upholds the ministry of young people at the altar, saying the dignity of their service helps lead people into the sacred greatness of the Mystery.
Pope Leo XIV to inaugurate Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo
Marking the tenth anniversary of the papal encyclical Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to open Castel Gandolfo’s Laudato Si’ Village, a place where spirituality, education, and care for creation come together.
Church in Thailand equips seminarians for deaf ministry
The Catholic Church in Thailand is stepping up efforts to strengthen pastoral care for the Deaf, beginning with a training program for seminarians at Fatima Minor Seminary in the Archdiocese of Thare-Nongseng in the northeast of the country.
We remember Pope Pius XII’s call for peace, 86 years on
Exactly 86 years ago, Pope Pius XII appealed for peace in an attempt to help avoid World War Two. His words still resonate today.
The dire situation in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado
More than 50,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province in recent weeks following a new wave of terrorist attacks.
Pope appeals for peace in Mozambique and Ukraine
After the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo turns his thoughts to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province and to Ukraine, urging prayer and closeness for peoples wounded by violence and war.
Pope at Angelus: Authentic faith is words and actions
Before reciting the Angelus, Pope Leo reflects on the Gospel reading and how we are all called to pass through the “narrow door”, living lives of authentic faith of words and deeds.
Angola: Land and water disputes lead to deaths and injuries in Namibe Province
It has been a week since clashes erupted between two ethnic communities— the Nhaneca and the Kuvale—on 17 August. The violence resulted in the deaths of 12 persons, numerous injuries, and the destruction of homes in the municipalities of Cacimbas and Camucuio, in Namibe Province. The Catholic Church and government authorities have been called upon to mediate the conflict.
Pope: I pray the weapons in Ukraine fall silent and the path to dialogue be opened
On Ukraine’s national feast, Pope Leo XIV send a message to the president of the war-torn nation, assuring his prayers for the country and its people.
Shevchuk: There is great hope that the war in Ukraine will end
On the day Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day, three and a half years after the Russian invasion, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk speaks about the sufferings and hopes of the Ukrainian people. The head of the Greek Catholic Church also expresses his gratitude for international solidarity and reaffirms his total trust in God.
Hezbollah rejects government-backed disarmament plan
In Lebanon, Hezbollah has rejects a government-backed disarmament plan, warning of civil war if forced to lay down arms.
Over 70 priests in DR Congo release message pleading for peace
As peace progress seems to fail in the DR Congo, priests of the Diocese of Bunia issue a statement stressing that the “ongoing violence is endangering our province.”
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