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First Lenten Sermon: Peace comes from the courage to be small
Fr. Roberto Pasolini, the Preacher of the Papal Household, gives his first Lenten meditation, with Pope Leo XIV in attendance, reflecting on the importance of humility as part of our ongoing conversion.
Salesians open shelters for families fleeing bombardment in Lebanon
As the war in the Middle East expands, the Salesians of Don Bosco have temporarily turned their closed schools into centers for civilians displaced by the bombardments in Lebanon.
Preacher of Papal Household: Humble power of love produces peace even amid conflict
Fr. Roberto Pasolini, Preacher of the Papal Household, speaks to Vatican News about the themes at the center of the Lenten sermons, which he will deliver every Friday from March 6 to 27.
Remembering Missionaries of Charity killed in Aden in 2016
Ten years after a tragic attack in Yemen, the Church recalls the ultimate sacrifice of four Missionary Sisters of Charity with Mass celebrated at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi.
Pope Leo meets the President of Austria
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Austria, Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen, in the Vatican.
Pope receives the President of Singapore
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Singapore in the Vatican on Thursday.
Pope Leo receives Governor General of Canada
Pope Leo XIV receives the Governor General of Canada, Mary Jeannie May Simon, in the Vatican.
No let up in strikes on Tehran
A new round of explosions in Tehran on Thursday marked another intense day in the six‑day conflict.
Pope's March prayer intention: 'for disarmament and peace'
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of March, inviting Catholics to pray with him for 'disarmament and peace,' and praying that 'the nuclear threat may never again dictate the future of humanity.'
Holy See: Christians are most persecuted religious community in world
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva, highlights the persecution that Christians face across the world and emphasizes that nations must ensure religious freedom.
Lebanon’s Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops call for peace
Amid ongoing violence in the Middle East, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon releases a statement warning that escalation threatens human dignity and calling for dialogue, national unity, and renewed international efforts for peace.
Cardinal Cupich: 'We must embrace principles to avoid wars'
In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media, Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, calls for restraint to avoid unnecessary military escalation abroad and prevent things from quickly spiraling out of control. He also urges overcoming polarization and protecting the human dignity of all peoples in the United States, in a way that ensures law and human rights are not opposed, but united.
Pope receives advanced telehealth device for children‘s healthcare
The “Patrons of the World's Children Hospital” donate a TELADOC LITE telemedicine system to Pope Leo XIV for paediatric care for children in need.
JRS offers aid to displaced migrants amid growing violence in Lebanon
As violence intensifies in Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced around the country, prompting humanitarian organizations to respond urgently to growing needs for shelter, food, and psycho-social support.
How the Benedictine monks in Jerusalem are living the war
The abbot of the German-speaking Benedictine Abbey of the Dormition in Jerusalem describes the monks' reaction to the outbreak of the war with Iran.
"We cannot remain silent": UISG to hold global prayer for peace
The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) calls for "prayer, fasting, and action for an unarmed and disarming peace" to take place on Friday, March 6, at 3:30 pm (Rome time). The event will be livestreamed and open to the faithful and all people of goodwill.
AI companies aim ‘not to help workers, but to replace them'
William Jones of the Future of Life Institute speaks to Vatican News about the current state of AI development, the impact it is already having on human beings, and the role of religion in carving out a positive future for our species.
South Sudan: The strong condemnation of the Bishops following massacre in Jonglei State
Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SSSCBC) have strongly condemned what some UN agencies have described as yet another massacre of innocent civilians in South Sudan’s Jonglei State
Cardinal Parolin: Preventive wars risk setting the world ablaze
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to Vatican News about events in the Middle East, warning of a dangerous rise of multipolarism marked by the primacy of power.
ITC: Humanity’s future lies in relationship, not technology
The International Theological Commission publishes “Quo vadis, humanitas (“Humanity, where are you going?”): The epochal challenge of Christian anthropology in the era of artificial intelligence and posthumanism.”
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