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Pope Leo makes surprise visit to Shrine of the Holy Trinity in Central Italy
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday travelled by car from Castel Gandolfo to a mountain sanctuary dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Over 140 people missing after migrant boat drifts off Mauritania
A boat carrying migrants and refugees from The Gambia is rescued after drifting at sea for 25 days, as UNHCR renews its warning over the dangers of the Atlantic route to Spain’s Canary Islands.
Death toll from Venezuela's twin quakes continues to rise
The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes now numbers thousands, but may still rise.
Pope Leo XIV: Community life is a place of sanctification
Pope Leo offers words of faith in a letter sent to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) in the United States of America, celebrating its seventieth anniversary during the 2026 National Assembly, taking place in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanking God for the graces received over the past seven decades, he encourages them "to continue offering a united, joyful and authentic witness to Christ" in the various communities and apostolates where they serve.
Pope: Do not forget those most in need during the summer
In the July/August edition of the Piazza San Pietro magazine, Pope Leo XIV responds to a letter by an Italian man asking how to enrich his faith during the summer season. The Pope highlights the importance of living out the Gospel of peace and mercy and not forgetting those who are suffering.
Indonesia’s Bishops' President urges Asian Church to listen to one another
The president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Indonesia calls on the Church in Asia to become a listening Church as it opened the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), saying authentic synodality begins by listening to God, one another, and the voices of people on the margins.
Cardinal Gracias presides over FABC opening mass, highlights synodality as Church's gift to the world
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, papal envoy of Pope Leo XIV, opened the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) on July 21 by describing synodality as "one of the Church's greatest gifts to the world" and urging the Churches of Asia to become builders of peace through dialogue, reconciliation, and fraternity.
Cardinal Tagle calls Christ the true bridge-builder
The third day of the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) took on a contemplative tone on July 22 as bishops and delegates from across Asia set aside reports and deliberations for a Day of Prayer and Recollection.
FABC Plenary Assembly opens in Jakarta, calling the Church in Asia to be "bridge-builders"
The 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) opened on Monday in Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 120 cardinals and bishops from across Asia have gathered for a week of prayer, discernment, and reflection on the Church's mission across the continent.
Gaza civilians continue to be killed 9 months into ceasefire
A family of six is killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday in the latest of continuing deadly attacks on the Strip since a U.S.-backed ceasefire was agreed more than nine months ago.
President Ortega of Nicaragua announces there will be 'no more elections'
Marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution, President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega announces that there will be no more elections that would allow his opponents to try to win control of the government.
Curator of Pope’s book on peace: The Pope can inspire moral mobilization
Alessandro Banfi, curator of Pope Leo XIV’s new book, “Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift,” speaks to Vatican News about the importance of collecting the Pope’s words on this topic and how the power of his message lies in the Gospel.
Archdiocese of Bulawayo: Integrating Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa
Recently, the Archdiocese of Bulawayo’s Pastoral Centre conducted its monthly online Synodal School under the theme, "Family: The Heart of the Church Where Synodality Begins." The presentation, reflection, and discussion led participants towards the urgent pastoral need of welcoming and integrating Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa due to Xenophobic attacks.
US Bishops: Immigration enforcement must respect human life
In light of several recent immigration enforcement encounters resulting in the loss of life, US Bishops Daniel E. Garcia and Brendan J. Cahill issue a pastoral reflection calling for immigration enforcement that always respects the God-given dignity of every person and rejecting the dehumanization of immigrants.
Pope Leo XIV: Peace is built through disarmament, not nuclear weapons
The Vatican Publishing House releases a new book by Pope Leo XIV entitled Disarmed and Disarming: Peace Is a Gift. Edited by Alessandro Banfi, the volume brings together Pope Leo's addresses and reflections on peace since his election on 8 May 2025. The collection, which hits the bookshelves in Italian but will soon be available in English, opens with a previously unpublished text by the Pope.
Church leaders urge ethical investment in Eastern Africa
In the lead-up to the 21st AMECEA Plenary Assembly in Nairobi, the “Laudato Sì Movement Africa”, in collaboration with the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, engaged in a “Strategic Convening/Workshop on Ethical Investment for Catholics” which yielded a declaration urging ethical investment, care for creation, and greater involvement of young people.
Pope Leo prays for peace at Montecassino Abbey
Pope Leo XIV visits the Abbey of Montecassino and its monastic community and prays at the tomb of St. Benedict “entrusting to him his plea for peace in those regions of the world marked by bloodshed and conflict.”
'Man and Nature: Fragile Balances' exhibit debuts in Borgo Laudato si’
A new photography exhibition by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, organized in collaboration with the John Paul II Youth Foundation, has opened at Borgo Laudato si’ in the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo and will remain open to visitors until the end of July.
US strikes Iran for ninth consecutive night
President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the latest American strikes had hit Iran "very hard," casting the assault as retribution for three US servicemen killed in the region in recent days.
Ukraine: Archbishop Gallagher visits Maidan memorial
On the final day of his visit to Ukraine, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher meets President Volodymyr Zelensky and acting Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha in Kyiv, visits the Maidan memorial, and holds talks with the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.