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UN: Famine and disease spreading in Sudan
Escalating violence in Sudan is claiming numerous lives, with children particularly at deadly risk from ongoing airstrikes, famine, and severe hunger.
Israel expands ground offensive in Lebanon
The Israeli military says it is expanding its ground offensive against Hezbollah by moving into new areas in southwest Lebanon.
Pope at Audience: The Holy Spirit expands and unites the Church
Pope Francis highlights the Holy Spirit's role in expanding the Church's mission to all peoples while fostering unity from within.
Synod Briefing - Day 6: 62,000 euros collected for Gaza Parish
The press briefing on day 6 of the Synod General Assembly sees the participation of three of the 21 newly elected cardinals and reveals that participants in the assembly have donated the sum of 62,000 euros for the Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza.
Cardinal Ameyu hopeful for lasting peace in South Sudan
South Sudan’s Archbishop of Juba, Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, says the local Church leadership has no problem with the postponed general elections as long as politicians use the two-year extension to prepare conditions for peaceful elections
Bernini’s baldacchino to be unveiled on October 27
After 8 months under scaffolding, Pope Francis will inaugurate the newly refurbished baldacchino with a Mass—also signaling the end of the Synod.
Meet Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo
In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media, Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, Japan, and President of Caritas Internationalis, discusses the state of the Church, his nomination, and working for peace in the world.
Holy See decries proliferation of illicit drugs and organ trafficking
The Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations calls for renewed international cooperation to contrast the proliferation of illicit drugs and human organs trafficking, while reiterating the Holy See’s opposition to death penalty to stem crime.
30 years of World Meeting of Families
The Church marks 30 years since the first World Meeting of Families with a mini-documentary celebrating the gatherings under three Popes and looking forward to the next event in 2028.
India: Journeying with Mary towards a Synodal Church
Rosary Church Dockyard in Mumbai celebrates its parish feast with special festivities dedicated to exploring the Pope’s call to become a more synodal Church.
Pope to Jesuits: Roles for women in the Vatican are changing
“La Civiltà Cattolica” publishes the full text of Pope Francis’ encounter with 150 Jesuit confreres from Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands at the Collège Saint-Michel in Brussels. During the meeting, the Pope addresses the role of women in the Church, encourages Jesuits “not to be afraid of anything,” and reiterates the call to welcome and integrate migrants.
Synod Briefing - Day 5: Embracing pain of people suffering from war
The press briefing on day 5 of the Synod General Assembly reveals that participants marked the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace with a special moment dedicated to the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and the subsequent escalation, highlighted the role of women in the Church, and focused on building bridges.
7th October: Catholic community worldwide prays and fasts for peace
In response to the Pope’s appeal, Catholics worldwide mark a day of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for peace in the Middle East.
Rabbi David Meyer: 'October 7 revealed Jews' great solitude'
Franco-Israeli Rabbi and author David Meyer, a leading figure of the liberal Jewish movement in France, shares his reflections with Vatican News on the past year of war in Israel, recalling that beyond the differences within Judaism, the attacks waged by Hamas have an existential dimension for the Jewish people.
Cardinal Hollerich at Synod: We must become peacemakers in service of humanity
In his address on the second module of the Synod’s Instrumentum Laboris dedicated to "Relations," the General Relator, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, reflects on the moment of prayer in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Sunday evening saying "May the prayer for peace help us place our work today in the right perspective".
Cardinal-elect Koovakad is first serving organizer of papal visits to be created Cardinal
After Pope Francis announced he would create Indian-born Fr. George Koovakad a Cardinal on December 8, our Editorial Director recalls that there have been two previous appointments as Cardinals for organizers of papal visits, though both were conferred after they were no longer in the role.
7 October: One year of pleas and prayers for peace in the Middle East
We look back over a year of violent conflict between Israel and Hamas; a year of death and destruction, and a year of cries for peace.
Cardinal-elect Acerbi: My appointment a recognition for all diplomats
Pope Francis’ announcement of a Consistory on December 8 will see the creation of 21 new cardinals from all four continents. 99-year-old former Apostolic Nuncio, Angelo Acerbi, will become the oldest cardinal ever created.
The humanitarian situation in Haiti "is desperate"
According to Archbishop Launay Saturné of Cap-Haïtien the arrival of UN backed foreign police forces has not improved the security situation and the humanitarian crisis is worsening.
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