Vatican News
Jubilee: Hilton Foundation seeks to ‘elevate voices of Catholic sisters’
As dozens of religious sisters meet in Rome as part of the Jubilee for Communications, Linda Hilton, Chair of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, describes her charitable organization’s efforts to provide financial support for Catholic sisters in their missions to serve the causes of peace, justice, and education.
Pope thanks Inspectorate for Public Security for commitment to public safety
Pope Francis thanks Italy’s Inspectorate for Public Security for Vatican City – charged with maintaining security in and around St Peter’s Square—and invites them to take advantage of the Holy Doors at St Peter’s and the other papal basilicas.
US Bishops say some of Trump’s Executive Orders are ‘deeply troubling'
The President of the US Bishops’ Conference says that President Trump’s new measures on migration, the death penalty, and the environment are "deeply troubling", while praising his initiatives on gender issues. In a separate statement, the chairman of the bishops' Committee on Migration says that “national self-interest does not justify policies with consequences that are contrary to the moral law”.
Pope: Educating safety on the road must start in schools
Pope Francis receives presidents and directors of Italy's Automobile Club, in which he thanks them for their service to citizens and efforts to promote safety on the road, but also calls for renewed efforts in education in schools and to embrace sustainability.
Pope to Worldwide Prayer Network: Prayer and works of mercy are inseparable
Meeting with the delegation, the Pope challenged them to help individuals and communities live the Jubilee Year with a spirit of prayer and compassion.
Pope to Davos: AI must promote and never violate human dignity
In a message to the 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos, Pope Francis calls for ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence, which helps human beings for the good of all, and never violates human dignity for the sake of efficiency.
Seminary in Nicaragua’s Diocese of Matagalpa seized
Another government attack on ecclesiastical structures in the diocese located in the northern part of the Central American country. Thirty seminarians have been removed.
Pope in video call with Gaza Parish: ‘I pray for you’
Pope Francis reaches out, as he does every evening, via WhatsApp, to Father Gabriele Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, and to Father Yusuf Asad, his assistant to assure them of his closeness and prayers.
Israel continues operation in Jenin, 10 reported killed
The Israeli army is continuing its military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
Cardinal Gugerotti to visit Syria to bring Pope's closeness
Pope Francis has entrusted Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, the Prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, with the mission of visiting Syria to bring his closeness and blessing to the Middle Eastern nation's Catholics.
Uganda: Bishop Odoki prays for peace and appeals for humanitarian support for refugees
Bishop Sabino Ochan Odoki of Arua Diocese in North Western Uganda has appealed for humanitarian aid to be extended to refugees, particularly those from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo who are in his Diocese.
Pope to Hilton Foundation: ‘Church needs religious women to serve the poor’
Addressing the Board of the U.S.-based Conrad Hilton Foundation Pope Francis praises their tireless work for the poor and for supporting the empowerment of religious women in the Church.
Death penalty abolished in Zimbabwe: Leave it to God to decide on human life
The country becomes the 30th African nation to end capital punishment. Fr. Tryvis Moyo, Secretary-General of Zimbabwe's Catholic Bishops' Conference, argues that a change in "the understanding of the concept of justice" in the country has helped reach this decision.
Pope Francis: 'My heart is with Los Angeles'
Pope Francis says his heart is with the suffering people of Los Angeles, California, and prays that the Patron of the Americas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, might intercede for all residents.
Pope: 'I called the parish in Gaza; they are happy. Pray for peace'
Pope Francis recalls his recent phone call with the Holy Family Parish in Gaza during his appeals at the General Audience, and invites the faithful to pray for peace in war-torn countries, especially for the elderly in Ukraine.
Pope at Audience: Mary’s service reveals depths of hope in God
At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis resumes his catechesis series on “Jesus, our hope”, and reflects on the theological virtue’s action in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Aid trucks reach Gaza amid intensified Israeli strikes on West Bank
Aid trucks continue to deliver supplies to Gaza on the third day of the ceasefire as Israel launches sustained attacks in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
The lambs of St Agnes: An ancient tradition of the Roman Church
Keeping with an ancient tradition, two lambs are blessed on the feast of Saint Agnes at the basilica bearing her name on Via Nomentana in Rome – the traditional site of her burial. The wool from these lambs will be woven into palliums for new archbishops, continuing a sacred tradition deeply rooted in history.
Cardinal Sako: 'Working together is a sign of the unity Churches already share'
In a message for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the head of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholic Church highlights the unity already existing among Christians and calls for closer collaboration, including on peace, justice and human rights issues.
Christian Unity week: Believers 'brought together by faith in the triune God'
Vatican News speaks to two students at Geneva’s Bossey Ecumenical Institute about their week-long visit to Rome for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
