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‘Even just one of these children’ announced as title of World Migrants Day
Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which focuses on the need for pastoral care for minors on the move.
Apostolic Nuncio: Lebanon deserves peace; war is death
Archbishop Paolo Borgia, the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, laments the death and destruction caused by Israeli attacks on the country, and calls for dialogue to promote peace, in an interview with Vatican News.
Pope to Olympic athletes: Sport must keep human person at its center
Pope Leo XIV meets with a delegation of Italian Olympic and Paralympic athletes who competed at the Milan-Cortina Games, and upholds the value of sport as a place of encounter and self-mastery.
Catholic Bishops tell Nigerians: The resurrection offers us a new beginning. Hold on to hope!
Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, has told Nigerians not to lose hope, regardless of the many challenges they face. He added that a new dawn is coming.
Last Christian village on Israeli border: 'We want a Lebanon that lives in peace'
Fr. Toni Elias, a Lebanese Maronite parish priest in Rmeich - the last village in the south of the country on the border with Israel. Despite the news that the ceasefire does not extend to Lebanon, he says, “We do not give up—on the contrary, we trust in the Lord. This is what truly makes us a resilient people in the midst of this tide of war and conflict that surrounds us.”
Cardinal Parolin: We need more voices calling for peace
In a recent interview with the Italian quarterly 'Dialoghi,' Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, discusses the fragility of diplomacy, the rise of the logic of the strongest, the importance of the United Nations, and the need to empty nuclear arsenals.
Pope Leo welcomes Middle East ceasefire and urges dialogue
Pope Leo welcomes the news of a ceasefire in the Middle East and asks that all parties engage in prolonged dialogue to reach an end to the conflict.
Pope at Audience: 'Holiness is not a privilege for the few'
Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis series on the Dogmatic Constitution 'Lumen gentium,' and reminds us that holiness 'is not a privilege for the few,' but for all the baptized, and 'is manifested in our daily life every time we receive it with joy and respond to Him.'
Pope Leo XIV renews appeal to all people of goodwill to reject war
Addressing journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV asks "all people of goodwill to always search for peace and not violence, to reject war—especially a war which many people have said is unjust, which is continuing to escalate and which is not resolving anything"; calls for a return to the table to pursue peaceful solutions; and reminds that attacks on civilian infrastructure are against international law.
President of American bishops appeals to Trump to step back from brink
The President of the USCCB appeals to U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid going through with his threat to “destroy the whole Iranian civilisation “ on Tuesday night if Tehran does not comply with an ultimatum to agree on the re-opening of a strategic waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Pope expresses closeness to Christians affected by war in southern Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV expresses closeness to the people of Debel in southern Lebanon, and to all who suffer the consequences of war in an Easter message delivered amid ongoing Israeli attacks in the region.
The “non-violent” power of Easter in Pope Leo’s appeals for peace
Throughout Holy Week and Easter, Pope Leo XIV made numerous appeals for peace, offering the world an impassioned plea not to be overcome by indifference but to firmly believe in “God who rejects war.”
Estonia: Dozens of people welcomed into the Church at Easter
At the first Easter after the beatification of Blessed Eduard Profittlich, the Catholic Church in Estonia has welcomed dozens of people into the faith in a sign of growth and renewal.
Sant’Egidio urges renewed rescue efforts following migrant boat
The Community of Sant’Egidio calls for renewed commitment to rescue operations and safe migration routes following yet another migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean.
Easter in Nampula: Archbishop Inácio Saure prays and appeals for peace
During the celebration of the Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima, in Mozambique’s Archdiocese of Nampula, Archbishop Inácio Saure called on the faithful to renew their faith in the risen Christ and to live the Easter joy as a sign of hope, conversion, and new life.
Logo and Motto released for Pope Leo's visit to Spain
The Holy See Press Office releases the logo and motto of Pope Leo's upcoming trip to Spain.
“Francis’ Argentina,” a documentary retracing Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s footsteps
Memory and forward-looking vision come together in the documentary that will be officially presented and screened at the Vatican Film Library. Then, on April 10, it will be shown on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a key landing point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
Iran braces for more attacks as death toll rises
US President Donald Trump has warned of escalation unless Iran reaches a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran Cardinal at Easter: ‘Christ brings new life, even amid trials’
As the Iran war continues to escalate with deeper suffering for civilians, the Cardinal Archbishop of Tehran expresses his hopes that our new life in Christ will encourage Iranian Christians to endure the trials of the present.
Apostolic Vicar: Even where humanity has lost its reason, we are to testify love
The Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., says that even where humanity may seem to have lost its reason and where evil may prevail, the faithful are called this Easter to testify that love conquers and remember that, through the Cross, Christ's Resurrection guarantees that evil does not have the final word.