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'Never Again' - A promise the world keeps breaking
The Deputy Country Director of Jesuit Refugee Service Serbia reflects on the horrors unfolding before our eyes in Gaza and recalls the fear and feelings of betrayal he personally experienced during his own childhood in Bosnia, lacerated by war in the 1990s.
Moldovans choose Westward path in parliamentary elections
Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party has won a weekend parliamentary election that was widely viewed as a choice between East and West.
Holy See urges action on youth empowerment, health and mental well-being
Addressing the United Nations’ General Assembly, the Vatican is highlighting the need to do more for young people and to step up efforts to fight non-communicable diseases and mental health challenges.
Pope Leo XIV urges European institutions to promote a 'healthy secularism'
Pope Leo XIV receives the Working Group on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of the European Parliament, insisting that 'European institutions need people who know how to live a healthy secularism,' and reaffirming that 'being men and women of dialogue means remaining deeply rooted in the Gospel and in the values that flow from it.'
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Umaro Sissoco Embaló, in the Vatican on Monday, and during their discussions, the contribution of the Catholic Church to the country's common good was noted.
Vatican announces theme for 60th World Day of Social Communications
“Preserving human voices and faces” is the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communication, which will be celebrated on 17 May 2026, the Sunday before Pentecost.
Pope Leo meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Pope Leo XIV meets with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Vatican.
Pope prays for victims of typhoon in Asia
Pope Leo prays for those affected by a typhoon that has struck the Phiippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and parts of China. He also announces that St John Henry Newman will be declared Doctor of the Church on the 1st November.
Nigeria: Lagos Ecclesiastical Province celebrates Jubilee of Catechists
Over the weekend, about 200 catechists, priests, religious and other lay faithful gathered at St Anthony Catholic Church, Shagamu for the celebration of the Jubilee of Catechists in the Jubilee Year of Hope.
Tanzania: Bishops caution priests against partisan politics and campaigns
The Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) has issued a directive prohibiting Catholic priests, religious sisters, Brothers, and seminarians from participating in partisan politics or campaigns. The directive also discourages clergy and seminarians from wearing political party campaign regalia.
Pope at Mass: Catechists accompany our faith journey throughout life
At Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, Pope Leo XIV praises those who seek to accompany others in the faith, and invites all Christians to help one another learn to believe, hope, and then love.
Blessed Pietro Paolo Oros, a witness to communion in a divded world
On Saturday morning of 27 September in Bilky, Ukraine, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated for the beatification of a priest who was martyred under the communist regime, killed in 1953 at just 36 years old. Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś, representing Pope Leo, recalled how the new Blessed became a “bridge” amidst divisions and conflicts.
Holy See says arms race ‘unacceptable’ and risks ‘nuclear catastrophe'
In his two speeches at the United Nations, the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations urges the ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests, and expresses concern about an artificial intelligence 'arms race'.
Asian Bishops gather to deepen synodality ahead of 2026 FABC Plenary in Bali
More than 50 Bishops and Church leaders from across Asia gathered in Samphran, a western suburb of Bangkok, from September 22 to 26, to reflect on and deepen synodality in the Church.
Pope Leo remembers Cardinal Mureșan's exemplary witness under persecution
In a telegram sent to the Romanian Greek-Catholic Major Archiepiscopal Church, Pope Leo remembers the Major Archbishop of Fǎgǎraş and Alba Iulia of the Romanians, who passed away on 25 September.
‘Thread of Humanity’ holds Gazans together
Clinics, classrooms, and churches in Gaza persevere despite the ongoing bombing and threats of destruction, with the help of Catholic aid agencies and the Near East Council of Churches.
Pope Leo: ‘Live well and the times will be good’
Pope Leo XIV tells a young Roman medical student concerned about conflict worldwide that ‘we are living in difficult times’ but ‘must not lose hope for a better world.’
Pope at Jubilee Audience: Faith of simple people guides the Church
As catechists from around the world gather in Rome, Pope Leo XIV holds a special Jubilee Audience, saying the ‘sensus fidei,’ the faith of the simple people for the things of God, propels the Church along new paths.
Lord’s Day Reflection: The Cure for Indifference
As the Church marks the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Abbot Marion Nguyen reflects on the theme, “The Cure for Indifference: A Spiritual Prescription”
Jubilee of Catechists brings together pilgrims from 115 countries
The Jubilee of Catechists starts on Friday 26 September with more than twenty thousand pilgrims registered for the events and celebrations.