Category: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the faith of the Canaanite woman, urging the Church to recognise how God’s grace works beyond established boundaries and to overcome discrimination and barriers that violate human dignity. Read all  

Following Saturday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia, Catholic relief agency Caritas Indonesia has mobilized resources throughout the country to assist those affected by the disaster. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV reminds young people participating in the Third National Youth Day taking place this weekend in Monterrey, Mexico, that the purpose of our lives is to unite ourselves to Him and thus, by sharing in His life, attain the holiness to which we are called. Read all  

At least 38 people have died and thousands have been displaced after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s predominantly Catholic island of Flores. The Diocese of Labuan Bajo canceled the closing celebrations of the Golo Koe Maria Assumpta Nusantara Festival, while a major priestly formation celebration in Ledalero was moved outdoors after earthquake damage … Continue reading “Earthquake in Indonesia kills 38; Catholic festival cancelled”

As the Church marks the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jenny Kraska reflects on the theme: “Good luck ignoring mom!” Read all  

The Europe’s tallest statue of Mary was blessed on August 15 in Konotopie, Poland. During the ceremony, Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski said the more than 55-meter (180-foot) monument is meant to turn people’s thoughts toward God and serve as a place of prayer. Read all  

At the Angelus on the Solemnity of the Assumption, Pope Leo XIV reflects on traditional depictions of the Virgin Mary’s Dormition and Assumption, saying they remind Christians that they too are destined for eternal life with God. Read all  

During Mass in Castel Gandolfo for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Leo XIV marvels how the Blessed Virgin Mary, through God’s grace, leads us toward Heaven, insisting that love is “humanity’s most beautiful adornment,” stressing that it “transfigures, transforms, ennobles and lifts us up, making us light, free and … Continue reading “Pope: ‘The purity of Mary’s soul leads us toward glory of Heaven’”

In the communities of the Peruvian Amazon, anticipation is growing over Pope Leo’s arrival in the country that shaped his missionary journey. The bishops of Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado hope that the papal visit to Pucallpa will be much more than a celebration: a call to conversion, unity, and renewed defense of the peoples of … Continue reading “Hope for a wounded Amazon: “The Pope knows where it hurts us””

Romania and neighboring Hungary are facing an energy crisis linked to a record heat wave and the related low level of the Danube River, with Romania forced to shut down its last operating nuclear reactor while Hungary struggles to keep the only one of its four Paks reactors still operating online. Read all  

Three death-row inmates were executed by lethal injection in the United States on Thursday, August 13, in three different states. According to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), an organization that advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, this was the first time in more than sixteen years that three executions had taken place … Continue reading “Church condemns the execution of three death-row inmates in the U.S.”

The Church, representatives of social organizations, Indigenous peoples and communities, grassroots groups, and human rights defenders from nine regions of southern Peru gathered in Cusco to share experiences, hear about the different realities across the territories, and develop common proposals in favor of dignity, justice, peace, and the common good, as part of the Southern … Continue reading “Church and organizations in Peru defend human dignity and human rights”

Pope Leo XIV encourages priests to respect the liturgical norms for the celebration of Mass, in a message to participants in a Vatican-organized meeting in the US state of Oregon. Read all  

From August 14 to 17, 2026, the diocese of Bougainville is celebrating 125 years of Catholic missionary presence in the North Region of the country. They honor the generations of missionaries, catechists, and local faithful who sustained the Church through war, crisis, and social change. Read all  

In his Message for the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to be observed 27 September 2026 on the theme “Even Just One of These Children,” Pope Leo XIV says that the cry of displaced appeals to the conscience of all. Read all  

Bishop Timothy Norton of Broome Diocese expresses his deep sorrow to victims and survivors following the conviction of Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders, pledging a diocesan path marked by listening, accountability, and hope. Read all  

From September 10 to 13 and September 17 to 20, the cultural event promoted by the friars of the Sacred Convent returns. In the 800th anniversary year of St. Francis’ death, this edition places life at the center, explored through relationships, culture, spirituality, well-being, and new technologies. Read all  

Our Deputy Editorial Director, Massimiliano Menichetti, reflects on the value of human life, contrasting a mother’s rescue beneath the rubble in Colombia with changing abortion laws and the question of what constitutes a genuine choice. Read all  

The three new members are historians Umberto Longo, director of the Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages in Rome (Italy); Francesco Cesareo, president emeritus of Assumption University in Worcester (USA); and Anna Barańska, associate professor at the Faculty of Humanities of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland). Read all  

The sixth edition of the Zanzibar Cup kitesurfing race and regatta is set to take place in Tanzanian archipelago on 23 August 2026. Organized by Italian doctor Stefano Conte and the Tanzanian government, the kiteboarding even aims to promote the best in sportsmanship while strengthening fraternity and fellowship among peoples of diverse nations. Read all … Continue reading “Zanzibar Cup 2026: Race for peace, fellowship and fraternity”