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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.
Pope names Archbishop Iannone as Prefect of Dicastery for Bishops
In his first appointment of a head of a Vatican department, Pope Leo names Archbishop Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. – who has been serving as Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative texts – as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Holy See urges moratorium on autonomous weapons at UN debate on AI
Addressing the UN Security Council, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher calls for a moratorium on lethal autonomous weapons and highlights the need for a human-centered approach to artificial intelligence.
African Cinema and the legacy of Guido Convents
Guido Convents, a Belgian national who recently passed away, was a dedicated and pioneering scholar, film critic, historian, and anthropologist. Charles Ayetan, a Togolese media practitioner, film critic, and expert on African cinema, was a friend and colleague of Guido. He says that Guido Convents’ impact on African cinema is a legacy worth celebrating.
Showing compassion of the Samaritan, theme for 2026 World Day of the Sick
The Holy See Press Office releases the theme for the 34th World Day of the Sick to be marked on 11 February 2026, “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing the pain of the other”.
UN: Cycles of violence in Holy Land risk reaching 'point of no return'
The Secretary General of the United Nations warns that one is approaching a 'point of no return' in Gaza as the violence continues unabated.
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