Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for the occasion of the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship and reaffirmed their shared responsibility to proclaim the Gospel and promote peace, and encouraged both Churches to continue their journey together toward full communion.

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The Catholic Diocese of Wukari has expressed alarm amid a severe humanitarian crisis in southern Taraba State, Nigeria. Recent violence has claimed more than 100 lives, displaced over 98,000 residents, and destroyed 217 churches within the relatively new diocese. Church leaders report that the attacks, predominantly targeting Christian farming communities, persist despite repeated appeals for urgent government action. As insecurity worsens, the Diocese warns that entire communities are being era

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In northern Argentina, the Diocesan Missionaries Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church are making the dream of a synodal and missionary Church a reality as they live among the region’s indigenous people, sharing in their culture, offering pastoral care, and coexisting with the challenges of their territory.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with an OSCE-organized conference on combatting drugs and organized crime, and upholds the importance of the rule of law, crime prevention, and social support for those afflicted by the scourge of illicit drugs.

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The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, reports that despite the ceasefire agreement, at least 59 children reportedly killed or injured in Lebanon in the past week, drawing attention to the significant toll on children in the country.

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Ahead of the 6th edition of the Zanzibar Cup, Italian pediatrician Stefano Conte speaks to Vatican News about the event he founded in Tanzania to promote youth sports, tourism, peace, and international fraternity in East Africa.

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A group of Palestinian students from Gaza are in Rome and able to start rebuilding their future thanks to a joint initiative of the Sapienza University, the Diocese of Rome and the Community of Sant’Egidio. On the day of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the historic institution, they share their stories of war, displacement and hope.

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An exhibition in Rome tells the story of the war on Gaza through the eyes of children with a selection of photographs, poetry and video installations. An immersive journey that reflects on past and present amid fragility, memory and the longing for a future.

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Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature must promote human dignity, peace and fraternity, and stressing that children, especially amid 'the horror of war' and 'chill of indifference,' offer the world hope.

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On the first day of the ecumenical, global prayer movement, “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pope Leo sends a video message to participants, encouraging them in their mission of sharing the Gospel as it “is not something about which we can keep silent.”

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Pope Leo XIV makes a special visit to Sapienza University of Rome, urging young people to reject resignation, become “artisans of true peace,” and warning against rising military spending and the dangers of artificial intelligence in war.

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In a letter commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo,” Pope Leo reminds the academic institution that truth finds its identity in the person of Jesus Christ, and reiterates that 'Veritas in Caritate' continues to serve as a criterion for academic and pastoral discernment.

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In collaboration with the “Selfiestreet” digital platform, the Dicastery for Communication is set to broadcast official Vatican images and multimedia content on giant digital screens in prominent locations across Rome and Milan.

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Following two years of service as representatives to the Holy See, a group of ambassadors receives one of the Vatican's highest diplomatic honours.

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The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria announces the release of Fr Nathaniel Asuwaye, who was abducted on 7 February 2026 from his parish residence in Kaduna State.

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Amid gang violence, widespread poverty, and an unprecedented institutional and political crisis, Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne and vice president of the nation's Episcopal Conference, is calling on the international community to help the suffering people of the Caribbean nation.

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Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín speaks to Vatican News about his first two months as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.

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The Catholic Diocese of Solwezi's Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) recently concluded the training of 57 Holy Childhood animators, focusing on equipping them to nurture children's faith and wellbeing.

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Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, issues a new warning to the Society of St. Pius X against carrying out episcopal ordinations without a pontifical mandate, saying Pope Leo XIV continues to pray the Lefebvrians choose a different path.

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Before the beginning of the General Audience, Pope Leo XIV stops and prays at the spot where his predecessor, St. John Paul II, was shot in 1981.

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