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Africa Day: Reflecting on energy, inclusivity and a solid future in Africa
The conference on “Energy, Youth, and the Future: A Global Perspective on the Sustainable Transition from Africa,” was recently organised by Rome’s Pontifical University of Santa Croce in collaboration with Harambee Africa International on the occasion of Africa Day 2025 which is commemorated worldwide on 25 May 2025.
The Ecological damage is grave - Ghana Bishops sound alarm on illegal mining
The Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has issued a searing indictment of the country’s ecological destruction caused by illegal mining, calling for immediate and systemic intervention to halt what they describe as a “threat of national proportion.”
Russia launches heaviest attack on Kyiv in years
Authorities in Ukraine say Russia has launched a large-scale drone and missile strike on Kyiv, injuring 15 people. It is seen as one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the war began over three years ago.
Tenth anniversary of Laudato si
On 24 May 2015, the Pope published his social encyclical on the theme of integral ecology, as a new paradigm of justice. “Laudato sì,” with its title taken from the ‘Canticle of the Creatures’ by Saint Francis, became a cornerstone of the Argentinean pope’s magisterium and a reference point for multiple initiatives in favour of the environment. In six chapters, Pope Francis combines concern for the Earth with an appeal for equity, a commitment to society, a call for peace.
Holy See opposes rearmament, calls for respect of humanitarian law
Our Editorial Director reflects on the Holy See’s intervention at the UN, drawing on the words of Pope Leo XIV, noting that concrete steps are urgently needed to protect civilians in armed conflicts and to disarm the world.
Gazan Christian's hope that nightmare of war may soon end
As Hilda Joseph Ayyad, a parishioner taking refuge at the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, celebrates her 20th birthday, she shares the weight of war and her spark of hope that conflict may soon end.
Pope: 'Faith and prayer are like salt which gives flavour'
Pope Leo XIV gives a warm welcome to Vatican employees and their families, and reminds that 'faith and prayer are like salt which gives flavour,' and that by regularly turning to these key ingredients they will best offer their everyday tasks and responsibilities, and observes that 'popes come and go, but the Curia remains.'
Laudato si': Pope Francis’ ecological legacy lives on in Malaysia
Inspired by the late Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si', which came out ten years ago, the Catholic Church in Malaysia is converting used cooking oil into biofuels, planting trees, cutting single-use plastics, recycling candles, and pledging to live out a “deep ecological spirituality."
Lord's Day Reflection: Don't be afraid
As the Church celebrates the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Jenny Kraska reflects on the theme, "Don't be afraid - even if you're getting married, ordained, or elected pope."
Apostolic Nuncio to EU: We need peace and the transmission of faith
In an interview with Vatican Media, the Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, discusses emphasis placed on working toward just peace in Ukraine during encounter with Pope Leo XIV, how families in Europe have a responsibility to transmit the faith from one generation to the next, and how the Pope suggested "there is a thirst" among young people and children to learn about God and the faith.
Large-scale Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap underway
Officials say Russia and Ukraine have begun one of the largest prisoner exchanges since the outbreak of the war, after their first direct talks in more than three years.
Pilgrims already arriving at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo
As the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo approaches on June 3rd, preparations are well underway. Pilgrims from various regions across the country are walking and some have begun arriving and camping at the shrine more than a week before the main event. In Uganda 3 June is a public holiday.
Vatican conference highlights importance of ending inequality in cancer care
Professor Joachim von Braun, President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, urges united action from science, policymakers, and the Church in order to tackle global inequalities in cancer care.
'It was really a gift to have this audience with Pope Leo'
COMECE Secretary General, Fr. Manuel Enrique Barrios Prieto, tells Vatican News that the EU Bishops' meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the beginning of his pontificate was unexpected, and a gift, and the Holy Father was more interested in listening than speaking.
Cardinal Grech urges religious men to be ‘engines of hope’ for synodal Church
Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, urges religious men to draw inspiration from the Church’s desire for synodality, as he meets with members of the Union of Superiors General.
News from the Orient - May 22, 2025
In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: 1700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea, Eastern Churches welcome Pope Leo XIV, and Monsignor Gollnisch honoured in Armenia.
Three new Venerables: two missionaries in Ecuador and one Indian bishop
Pope Leo XIV authorizes the promulgation of various decrees for three Servants of God: Colombian Sister Agnese Arango Velásquez, Indian Bishop Matthew Makil, and Spanish Bishop Alessandro Labaka Ugarte.
Congolese layperson Floribert Bwana Chui to be beatified in Rome on 15 June 2025
“Recognised as a martyr of honesty and moral integrity,” Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi will be beatified on Sunday, 15 June 2025, in Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, during the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. In announcing this “joyful event,” the Bishop of Goma, Bishop Willy Ngumbi M. Afr., indicated that the location and date were communicated by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
What is happening to the children of Haiti?
As gang violence spirals in Haiti, children are being pulled from classrooms and into chaos. Confiance Haiti is on the frontline, offering education, safety, and hope where the world has turned away.
Pope Leo XIV: 'Christ is our Saviour, and in Him, we are one family'
Pope Leo XIV praises the important global efforts of the Pontifical Mission Societies, marveling that they are "effectively the 'primary means' of awakening missionary responsibility among all the baptized and supporting ecclesial communities in areas where the Church is young.