Category: Vatican News

Colombia is facing one of the world’s most severe yet overlooked displacement crises, with entire rural communities trapped by armed groups and deprived of freedom of movement and access to food, healthcare and education. Read all  

Religious leaders, local authorities and community networks helped prevent mob violence in Karachi following unproven allegations of Quran desecration, though Christians remain deeply vulnerable. Read all  

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI), has begun a four-day visit to Ukraine with a stop at the Zakhid-1 detention center in the Lviv region, where prisoners captured while fighting for the Russian army are held. Bringing gifts and a message from Pope Leo XIV, he told them: “The Pope is … Continue reading “Cardinal Zuppi begins mission to Ukraine, prays for end to war”

Catholic sisters in legal practice across Africa will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, on 30 – 31 July 2026 for the first African Conference of Catholic Sisters in the Legal Profession (CASILEP) Kenya. Seeking to strengthen collaboration, learning, and professional support among sisters while serving religious congregations through legal ministry. They will address key challenges in … Continue reading “African sisters to build legal networks for justice”

Iranian media reports explosions in several parts of the country. Read all  

The first day of the Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War kicks off in Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo on July 14, prompting Nobel winners, experts, university representatives and more to reflect on the biggest challenges affecting our world. Read all  

Bishop Antonio Gómez Cantero reflects on the tragedy of the wildfires in Bédar and Los Gallardos, highlighting the solidarity shown by local residents and the response of the local Church. Amid pain and loss, he calls for hope, care for creation, and a lived faith rooted in community and mercy. Read all  

Liberia has strengthened enforcement against illegal mining and improved oversight of the country’s mineral resources. The move reflects growing concern across Africa over the economic, environmental, and security consequences of unregulated mining. Read all  

Almost 3 weeks after the deadly earthquakes that struck Venezuela, rescue teams continue to comb the rubble as many people are still unaccounted for. Read all  

Israel continues its military operations in Gaza, where five people, including a nine-year-old girl, were reportedly killed, as new Israel-Lebanon talks are set to begin in Rome and Israel prepares for October’s parliamentary elections. Read all  

Thirty Nobel laureates, representatives from 30 countries, former heads of state and government, 20 leading artificial intelligence experts — including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, AARU and Anthropic — and 30 of the world’s most prominent universities and research institutions, will meet this week in Borgo Laudato si’ in Castel Gandolfo, and later at the Capitoline Hill, … Continue reading “World leaders, Nobel laureates, AI experts to gather at Borgo Laudato si’”

The U.S. conducts a fresh wave of strikes on Iran in response to Iranian forces hitting a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Read all  

A new UNICEF report warns that 3.7 million Afghan children under the age of five are at risk of malnutrition, urging urgent investment in preventive nutrition measures before the country’s annual peak hunger season. Read all  

Our Editorial Director, Andrea Tornielli, reflects on the role of the Successor of Peter and his Magisterium. Read all  

The Bishop of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria, Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, has spoken of his immense relief at the rescue of 44 abducted learners and a teachers from Oyo State. Read all  

While religious sisters are called to love and serve God in various ways, the Sisters of Charity of St. Charles Borromeo are called to serve through love and hospitality to visitors, at the local and global level. In doing so, they founded the St. Carolus Retreat Centre in Arusha, Tanzania. Read all  

After praying the Angelus in Piazza della Libertà in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV turned his thoughts to the renewed conflict in the Middle East and the crisis in Ukraine, urging a return to diplomatic solutions. On Sea Sunday, he also expressed his closeness to all seafarers and port workers, whose working conditions have been … Continue reading “Pope: May the winds of war not extinguish hope and return to dialogue”

At the Angelus in Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a summer break, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Parable of the Sower, reminding Christians that God’s Word has the power to transform every heart and encouraging the faithful to make space this summer for silence, prayer, and meditation on Scripture. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV will visit the Vatican Apostolic Library on Monday, September 14, and will inaugurate the first chapter of the exhibition cycle “Catastrophe and Wonder,” entitled “AQVA.” Read all  

The Bishop of Labuan Bajo on the Indonesian island of Flores launches a weeks-long pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption before the annual Golo Koe Festival in August. This year’s pilgrimage aims to link Marian devotion with ecological responsibility. Read all