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Pope Leo XIV calls for missionary renewal in France

Vatican News - Sat, 05/31/2025 - 06:18

On the centenary of the canonization of three French saints, Pope Leo XIV sends a message to France's Bishops and speaks of the country's “Christian heritage,” which “still profoundly permeates [French] culture and remains alive in many hearts.”

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Lord's Day Reflection: The Ascension of the Lord

Vatican News - Sat, 05/31/2025 - 06:04

As the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord, Fr Edmund Power, OSB, reflects on how it reminds us that "...we too may rise up to the heavenly realms."

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Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV, and the urgency of listening

Vatican News - Sat, 05/31/2025 - 05:32

On the eve of World Communications Day, we recall how the late Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV have invited the world to place listening at the heart of communication, which requires us to listen in complete inner availability, as taught in different eras by St. Augustine and St. Francis of Assisi.

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Pope at Mass: Life of priests must be transparent and credible

Vatican News - Sat, 05/31/2025 - 04:14

Pope Leo XIV celebrates an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, and urges priests to welcome God’s grace so they might remain close to the people they serve as credible witnesses.

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I receives the Laudato Si’ Award

Vatican News - Sat, 05/31/2025 - 03:28

The Order of Friars Minor honor the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople alongside theologian Leonardo Boff, the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), and the Laudato Si’ Movement with the award.

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CELAM sends letter to Pope Leo, inviting him to visit

Vatican News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 07:25

Two days after Pope Leo XIV sent a telegram to the CELAM bishops, they share their commitment to his pontificate and call his election "a sign of hope.”

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Friendship and commitment to peace following Holy Land tragedies

Vatican News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 06:42

Immediately after meeting Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon sat down in the studios of Vatican Radio for an exclusive interview.

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Mozambique: Nampula celebrates 10 Years of the Laudato Si

Vatican News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 04:29

The Archdiocese of Nampula, in northern Mozambique, is marking the 10th anniversary of the encyclical Laudato Si, released in 2015 by Pope Francis, with a series of activities aimed at raising awareness among the population about the urgency of caring for our Common Home, the planet Earth.

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Pope Leo XIV: If you want peace, prepare institutions of peace

Vatican News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 04:05

Speaking with participants in last year’s Arena of Peace, Pope Leo says the Gospel and the Church’s social doctrine are a constant source of support for Christians, and a compass for everyone in efforts to build peace.

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Pope invites Anabaptists and Catholics to have ‘courage to love’

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 11:00

Pope Leo XIV sends a message to mark the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement, and invites Catholics and Mennonites to employ “honesty and kindness” in reflecting on our common history.

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News from the Orient - May 29, 2025

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 09:59

In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: The Church marks the International Day of Eastern Christians, Pilgrims visit a prison in Romania, and Syria honours St Rita.

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Pope Leo XIV visits the Borgo Laudato Sì in Castel Gandolfo

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 07:17

Pope Leo XIV travels to Castel Gandalfo, where he pays a visit to the Borgo Laudato Sì, an area of the papal residence converted by Pope Francis into a space for formation and raising awareness about the care for our common home.

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Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels’

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 04:59

As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza, the regional director of CNEWA-Pontifical Mission for Palestine and Israel details the difficulties facing Palestinians and the organization’s work to provide humanitarian aid.

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Pope Leo XIV to greet Giro d'Italia cyclists passing through Vatican

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 04:15

Pope Leo XIV will greet Giro d'Italia bicyclists passing through Vatican City on Sunday, 1 June, in memory of Pope Francis, who had welcomed the proposal presented by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

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Vatican's official website for Papal Magisterium gets new look

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 04:00

The Holy See’s official website Vatican.va has a new, modern design, presenting papal teaching to the world in a more accessible format, according to the Dicastery for Communication.

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Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine: As a Church and as a humanity, we continue to pray

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 01:41

The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, says that the recent Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange shows that “even if political issues remain unresolved, dialogue is at least useful from a humanitarian standpoint.”

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Floral coat of arms for Pope Leo XIV unveiled in Vatican Gardens

Vatican News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 00:08

Within the Vatican Gardens, a floral reproduction of Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms has been unveiled. The work, which took two weeks to complete, is in front of the Vatican Governatorate and was completed by the Gardens and Environment Service of the Directorate of Infrastructure and Services of the Governatorate.

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Caritas: ‘Crippling’ debt weighing down developing countries

Vatican News - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 11:59

Vatican officials, charity workers, and internationally-recognised economists come together to discuss debt reform in an online town hall organised by Caritas Internationalis.

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CELAM celebrates 70 years with a telegram from Pope Leo XIV

Vatican News - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 10:47

The bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean gather for the 40th Ordinary General Assembly of CELAM, marking 70 years since the first General Conference of the Episcopate was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1955.

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Tens of thousands of pilgrims expected for Jubilee of Families

Vatican News - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 09:36

More than 60,000 pilgrims from 120 different countries are expected in Rome this weekend for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly.

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