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Pope to bless "13 keys" of homes for the marginalised
On World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis will bless 13 symbolic keys representing global efforts to house the homeless through the Vincentian "13 Houses" project.
Lebanese rescue workers killed in Israeli strike
At least 15 emergency responders from a civil defence team have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon.
Pope asks the Church of Rome to help address housing crisis
Pope Francis sends a letter the clergy and religious orders ministering in the Diocese of Rome, inviting them to open their facilities or vacant apartments to homeless as “tangible sign” of hope to the needy during the 2025 Jubilee year
News from the Orient – November 15, 2024
In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, prayers in Armenia for the people of Karabakh, Isaac the Syrian is to be included in Roman martyrology and Sviatoslav Schevchuk travels to Gdansk, Poland.
Belarus: Catholic priest charged for treason
Father Henryk Akalatovich, who was arrested a year ago, is on trial for treason although charges remain unknown.
Pope calls for prophetic witness at Italy’s 1st Synodal Assembly
In a message to the participants of Italy’s First Synodal Assembly, Pope Francis urges the Church to embrace the “prophetic phase” of its Synodal journey, remaining open to the Holy Spirit, pursuing paths of communion, and living out the Gospel with joy and courage.
Sudanese war death toll much higher than previously reported
The people of Sudan are being killed, displaced, starved; caught in a conflict that has caused the worst humanitarian emergency in the world. A just-released report shows that the number of people dying because of the Sudanese civil war is significantly higher than previously reported.
Kenyan Bishops call for integrity and justice amidst political turmoil
In a poignant Press Statement issued Thursday, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) addressed a myriad of pressing issues negatively impacting the nation, urging renewed integrity and justice in the face of escalating political tensions. The Bishops express deep concern over the deteriorating political landscape, marked by persistent wrangling, corruption, and an alarming culture of deceit
CELAM stands in solidarity with expelled Nicaraguan Bishop Herrera
The Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Celam) expresses closeness to the Church in Nicaragua after the expulsion from the Latin American country of the President of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference (CEN) Bishop Herrera of Jinotega
Preventing abuse, ensuring a better future for the world's more than 2 billion children
In 2023 alone, 82 million girls and 69 million boys experienced some form of sexual violence—meaning about 3 girls and 2 boys per second. November 18 marks World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Violence.
Jubilee films for Pilgrims of Hope: The Gate of Heaven
The first film chosen by Vatican Official and film expert, Msgr Dario Viganò, for the Dicastery of Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" initiative, is Vittorio De Sica's 1945 "La Porta del Cielo" (The Gate of Heaven). Father Greg Apparcel, CSP, film critic, associate pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic American Parish in Rome, and the Paulist Fathers’ Procurator General to the Holy See, brings us his take on the movie.
Fossil fuel divestment as an act of faith and justice
27 religious institutions announce their decision to divest from fossil fuel companies, sending a clear and bold message to the leaders and negotiators gathered at COP29 in Baku.
Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal urges recognition of Indigenous traditions in Synodal living
Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, delivers an address at the Asian Forum on “Celebrating Synodality & Indigenous Living," and highlights the wisdom and values of Indigenous communities as models for societies.
Vincentian family gathers in Rome to explore Church's synodal model
Members of the Vincentian family gather for their second convocation in Rome, focused on living synodality through the Vincentian charism.
Cameroon: Celebrating the memory and legacy of Bishop Heinrich Veiter
From 5 to 7 November 2025, the congregation of Pallottine priests in Cameroon organised an exceptional triduum in memory of Bishop Gerard Henry Vieter, a key figure in the history of the Catholic Church in Cameroon
Cardinal Parolin: Global problems require dialogue
Responding to journalists' questions on the sidelines of an event dedicated to Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci, the Vatican Secretary of State suggests that Ricci demonstrated that there is no contradiction between being Christian and being authentically Chinese.
Pope to Artisans: 'You are collaborators in God's creative work'
Pope Francis meets with members of Italy's National Confederation of Artisans and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (CNA), and tells them that artisanship is close to his heart and that in their commitment, they collaborate in God's creative work.
Archbishop Gallagher to receive honorary doctorate in Cameroon
The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International begins s five-day visit to the Cameroon on the occasion tenth anniversary of the signing of the Framework Agreement between the Holy See and the Central African nation, where he will also receive a honorary doctorate at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
Pope meets with Israeli hostages freed from Gaza
Men, women and children held hostage by Hamas meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican. The Israeli embassy to the Holy See describes the meeting as "moving", saying it "showed the Pope's closeness to the victims".
President of Nicaragua's Bishops' Conference exiled to Guatemala
The Bishop of Jinotega, Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, has been exiled to Guatemala by Nicaraguan authorities.
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