Following the Israeli government’s approved plan to take control of Gaza, the Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchates of Jerusalem call for an end to the war, stressing “there has been enough destruction” and highlighting the need for "families on all sides—who have suffered for far too long” to be able to start healing.
Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace,” as the Vatican Publishing House produces a book entitled “And Let There Be Peace.”
Pope Leo XIV holds a private audience with Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders and of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking in Naples at the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week, expresses his deep concern over the Israeli bombing of Gaza, saying it makes "no sense" and warning of the worsening humanitarian crisis.
At the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week in Naples, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin reflects on how the liturgy embodies the Jubilee Year’s central theme of hope, interwoven with faith and charity.
Caritas Internationalis warns that the man-made famine in Gaza constitutes a flagrant breach of international law, including the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and calls for urgent global action to uphold human dignity and protect civilian life.
Caritas Pakistan Executive Director reports that 2,500 flood-affected families—some 17,500 people—are expected to receive aid, in the form of food packages, hygiene kits, and drinking water.
Palestinian health officials say that at least 20 people have been killed in strikes on the Nassa Hospital in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.
Pope Leo XIV commemorates the anniversary and witness of Fr. Andrius Rudamina, a Lithuanian-born Jesuit who traveled more than 5,000 miles to India in 1625 to preach the Gospel.
Meeting with altar servers from France, Pope Leo XIV laments the country’s lack of priests and upholds the ministry of young people at the altar, saying the dignity of their service helps lead people into the sacred greatness of the Mystery.
Marking the tenth anniversary of the papal encyclical Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to open Castel Gandolfo’s Laudato Si’ Village, a place where spirituality, education, and care for creation come together.
The Catholic Church in Thailand is stepping up efforts to strengthen pastoral care for the Deaf, beginning with a training program for seminarians at Fatima Minor Seminary in the Archdiocese of Thare-Nongseng in the northeast of the country.
Exactly 86 years ago, Pope Pius XII appealed for peace in an attempt to help avoid World War Two. His words still resonate today.
More than 50,000 people have been displaced in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province in recent weeks following a new wave of terrorist attacks.
After the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo turns his thoughts to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province and to Ukraine, urging prayer and closeness for peoples wounded by violence and war.
Before reciting the Angelus, Pope Leo reflects on the Gospel reading and how we are all called to pass through the “narrow door”, living lives of authentic faith of words and deeds.
It has been a week since clashes erupted between two ethnic communities— the Nhaneca and the Kuvale—on 17 August. The violence resulted in the deaths of 12 persons, numerous injuries, and the destruction of homes in the municipalities of Cacimbas and Camucuio, in Namibe Province. The Catholic Church and government authorities have been called upon to mediate the conflict.
On Ukraine’s national feast, Pope Leo XIV send a message to the president of the war-torn nation, assuring his prayers for the country and its people.
On the day Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day, three and a half years after the Russian invasion, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk speaks about the sufferings and hopes of the Ukrainian people. The head of the Greek Catholic Church also expresses his gratitude for international solidarity and reaffirms his total trust in God.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah has rejects a government-backed disarmament plan, warning of civil war if forced to lay down arms.