Category: Vatican News

Lesotho’s Bishop of Qacha’s Nek Diocese and President of the Lesotho Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, has shared with Vatican News plans to renew and reinvigorate Lesotho’s pastoral ministry to family life, especially given the country’s changing realities. Read all  

In Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV concludes his brief visit to Paysandu with a visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, and encourages Catholics in Uruguay to sow peace in their lives and the world. Read all  

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, presided over the ceremony and also consecrated the chapel to which Pope Leo donated a chalice. A marble plaque was installed in the building blessed in November 2025 by Pope Leo XIV during his apostolic journey marking the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council. Read … Continue reading “House for Pilgrims inaugurated in Nicaea, Turkey”

Our correspondent in Argentina, Fr. Paul Samasumo, shares the excitement in Buenos Aires as the city and the people prepare to welcome Pope Leo XIV on his Apostolic Journey to Argentina. Read all  

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, presides at the Beatification Mass of the Servants of God Francisco González de Córdova and 79 companions in Santander, Spain, saying holiness is the “common vocation” of every baptized person. Read all  

Celebrating Mass in Paysandu, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many people of faith who came to the Rio de la Plata region, and encourages Uruguayans to “continue the legacy left to us by these sowers of the Gospel.” Read all  

As St. Peter and Paul Church in Muscat, Oman, marks 50 years since its consecration, Bishop Paolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls on Catholics to deepen their faith and share it with others. Read all  

As the Church celebrates the Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Luke Gregory, OFM, reflects on the theme: “Keep your lamps burning!” Read all  

Speaking from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV thanks Uruguayans for their welcome on the first day of his Apostolic Journey and greets the young people gathered to greet him. Read all  

As he meets with Uruguay’s Bishops, clergy, and religious, Pope Leo XIV urges Catholics in dioceses around the world to pray and fast for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Read all  

During his Apostolic Journey to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV recalls the Saints and Blesseds who helped shape the country’s spiritual heritage, as their holiness was lived in tireless service to those most in need Read all  

At Vespers in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV invites Uruguay’s Bishops, clergy, and religious to return constantly to Jesus Christ, launching an appeal for the universal Church to pray and fast for vocations. Read all  

The pastoral challenges of accompanying those in polygamous situations and the wider question of inculturation in the African Church were at the centre of a gathering of theologians representing the six episcopal conferences that make up the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA): Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST), Lesotho (LCBC), … Continue reading “IMBISA theologians study challenges of inculturation in Africa”

Pope Leo XIV begins his Apostolic Journey to South America with a discourse on the common good, reflecting on democracy, our duties toward future generations, care for human dignity and for those most in need, and peaceful coexistence. Read all  

During his flight from Rome to Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV sends greetings to the leaders and peoples of Italy, France, Algeria, Mauritania, Senegal, and Brazil as the papal plane flies over their territories. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV lands in Montevideo, Uruguay, as he begins his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, marking his sixth international journey since the start of the papacy. Read all  

Aboard the flight to Uruguay, Pope Leo XIV expresses his happiness at making the visit, introduces the new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, Montserrat Alvarado, and says he is “proud to be American and to exercise the right to vote.” Read all  

A court in Malta orders four companies to pay the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) €24.1 million plus interest for breaching their fiduciary duties in the Kappa Fund case, rejecting their claims against the Institute in a first-instance judgment. Read all  

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Casavalle, we visit the twelve the Pope will bless and a local priests and a social ministry worker describe how the Church helps families build homes and gives teenagers and adults a chance to finish school. Read all  

Catholic Students undertake to use their moral formation to promote good governance and to champion peace across the African continent. Read all  

The Governor of the US state of California, Gavin Newsom, announces plans to commute all of the state’s 548 death sentences, saying the convicted inmates will serve life without parole. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV departs for his 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin America, marking his 6th international journey since the start of the papacy, which will see him visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. Read all  

A wave of bomb threats targeting at least 16 passenger flights across Europe prompt military fighter jet escorts, emergency diversions and airport security alerts on Thursday, raising concerns about aviation security amid growing fears of hybrid warfare. Read all  

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday begins consultations with political parties to determine who should be given the mandate to form the country’s next government, after a general election produced no clear winner. Read all  

Our Editorial Director reflects on the upcoming 12-day Apostolic Journey to Latin American of Pope Leo XIV, who served for many years as a missionary in Peru. Read all