Category: Vatican News

Following new instructions barring military chaplains from referencing God in certain contexts, Bishop Scott McCaig speaks to Vatican News about the dangerous precedence this policy can set, the road that led to these instructions, an inter-faith committee dedicated to confronting this policy, and the hope that Canadian Catholics have. Read all  

Scholars, politicians, businessmen and women, religious leaders, activists, and young people are gathering in Indonesia to reflect on “one of the great challenges of our time: how to ensure that artificial intelligence is at the service of human dignity, fraternity, and peace.” Read all  

The Latin Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria speaks to Vatican News about the Catholic Church in Egypt, its relations with the Coptic Orthodox and Muslim communities, and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, in audience in the Vatican. Read all  

Bishop Jamal Daibes, Bishop of Djibouti and Apostolic Administrator of Somalia, shines the spotlight on the region and calls for international and diplomatic pressure to protect Palestinians in the Holy Land and enable them to remain in their homeland with dignity, freedom and security. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming Apostolic Journey to France will also bring him to Metz where Robert Schuman, one of the founders of the European Union, grew up. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, reflects on this important figure and how his experience of living in border areas shaped his political action and ideas. Read all … Continue reading “Cardinal Hollerich: Robert Schuman, a man from the borders who built Europe”

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Oriel College of Oxford University, and invites them to look to St. John Henry Newman as an example of the inseparability of faith and reason. Read all  

Following recent flash flooding, Caritas Nepal is ramping up its aid to be able to reach up to 4,000 families. Caritas Internationalis Secretary General calls on the global community to “commit to do what is necessary to care for our common home.” Read all  

As he meets with Latin-rite Bishops from Arab regions, Pope Leo XIV urges the Church to confront conflict and division with solidarity for the poor and bear witness that it is possible to live and hope together. Read all  

“The heart of the seminary experience” is “learning to be with the Master, Jesus,” Pope Leo XIV tells Italian seminarians from the Pius XI Regional Seminary in Molfetta and the Episcopal Seminary of Aversa. Read all  

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of Anse-à-Veau-Miragoâne, expresses his concern for Haitian immigrants in the US, following the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for them. TPS is a measure designed to welcome and protect people from countries where wars, natural disasters, and serious humanitarian crises make it impossible to return them safely. Read all  

The mortal remains of three former Church leaders return to Dili, joining those of a fourth bishop as Timor-Leste honours pastors who accompanied the nation through some of its darkest chapters. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV speaks by telephone with the Colombian President, expressing his solidarity following the country’s recent earthquake. Read all  

Some 147 newly appointed bishops from five continents are taking part in a Vatican formation course addressing mission, pastoral ministry, safeguarding, liturgy and Church governance, culminating in an audience with Pope Leo XIV. Read all  

As the Vatican hosts a conference exploring how technology is changing art, culture, and the human mind, organizers reflect on the need for prudence when approaching the creative boost that artificial intelligence offers humanity. Read all  

On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests on September 1, the Counselor and Chargé d’Affaires at the Holy See Mission to the United Nations renews the Holy See’s appeal to end nuclear testing and stresses how interconnected a nuclear-free world is to establishing “a just and lasting peace.” Read all  

Sr. Simona Brambilla, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, invites consecrated women and men gathered in Zamboanga, Philippines, to recognize God in the vulnerable and become witnesses of peace in a wounded world. Read all  

Poland’s new rules on religion classes in public schools are raising concerns among parents, catechists and bishops, who say the changes could make it more difficult for students to attend. Read all  

The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has officially launched the 2026 Season of Creation, calling on Zambians to protect the environment and stand up for communities affected by climate change. Read all  

The document “Caring for Our Common Home” calls for a “responsible and fraternal response to the Triune God”. The ecological question is a theological question: the way we care for Creation reveals and shapes our relationship with God. The deterioration of the environment is alarming and urgent action is needed to ensure the sustainability of … Continue reading “Care for Creation is a theological question”

African women are quietly renewing the Church in places where faith first arrived on their shores, as the Global South gives back while vocations decline in parts of the West. Through education, presence, and prayer, religious sisters like Sr. Julie Eyaya, CSF, offer a witness of love lived daily in the field of education. Read … Continue reading “Mission of hope in education: A missionary from Congo in Italy”

“A Christian on Death Row,” a book by American lay chaplain Dale Recinella recounting his ministry among prisoners condemned to death, is now available in English. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV encourages Christians to embrace ecological conversion, transform destruction into life, and renew their commitment to caring for creation and the poor. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV invites everyone to pray for “the care of water” during September as Christians celebrate the Season of Creation. Read all  

Christians around the world mark the 11th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, launching a month-long ecumenical season of prayer and action for the environment. Read all